Keratocephalus
Name:
Keratocephalus
(horned head).
Phonetic: Ke-rah-to-sef-a-luss.
Named By: F. von Huene - 1931.
Synonyms:Pelosuchus.
Classification: Chordata, Synapsida,
Therapsida, Dinocephalia, Tapinocephalidae.
Species: K. moloch (type).
Diet: Herbivore.
Size: About 2.5 to 3 meters long.
Known locations: South Africa.
Time period: Capitanian of the Permian.
Fossil representation: Fossils of several
individuals.
Keratocephalus is a genus of tapinocephalid dinocephalian therapsid that lived in South Africa during the Permian. The most noteworthy thing about Keratocephalus is that known specimens show a range of variation to the point where there is speculation that the different skulls may be a sign of difference between males and females, or that there might even be more than one species.
Further reading
- Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Fauna der sudafrikanischen
Karrooformation. - Geologische und Palaeontologische Abhandlungen,
v. 18, p. 159-227. - F. von Huene - 1931.
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