Pembecephalus

Pembecephalus
Temporal range: Lopingian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Synapsida
Clade: Therapsida
Suborder: †Biarmosuchia
Genus: †Pembecephalus
Species:
†P. litumbaensis
Binomial name
†Pembecephalus litumbaensis
Sidor, 2023

Pembecephalus is an extinct monotypic genus of burnetiid burnetiamorph that lived in Africa during the Lopingian epoch.

Etymology

The generic name Pembecephalus is composed of the Kiswahili word pembe, meaning horn, and the Ancient Greek word cephalus, meaning head. The specific epithet litumbaensis references the village of Litumba, near the type locality of the species.

References

  1. ↑ "Pembecephalus". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  2. ↑ Sidor, Christian Alfred (July 2023). "New and historical specimens of burnetiamorph therapsids, with comments on ontogeny, biogeography, and bizarre structures". Palaeontologia Africana. 56. Retrieved 3 April 2026 – via University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg.