Pristerodon platyceps Broom 1937 (dicynodont)

Osteichthyes - Dicynodontia

Alternative combination: Newtonella platyceps

Full reference: R. Broom. 1937. A further contribution to our knowledge of the fossil reptiles of the Karroo. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 107(3):299-318

Belongs to Pristerodon according to G. M. King and B. S. Rubidge 1993

See also Broom 1937

Sister taxa: Pristerodon agilis, Pristerodon boonstrai, Pristerodon buffaloensis, Pristerodon mackayi, Pristerodon mirus, Pristerodon oudebergensis, Pristerodon vanhoepeni, Pristerodon whaitsi

Type specimen: TM 1464, a skull

Ecology: herbivore

Distribution: found only at New Bethesda Commonage (Permian of South Africa)

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