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. Its type locality is New Bethesda Commonage, which is in a Wuchiapingian/Changhsingian terrestrial horizon in the Balfour Formation of South Africa.
Distribution: found only at New Bethesda Commonage
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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