Pristerodon buffaloensis Toerien 1953 (dicynodont)

Osteichthyes - Dicynodontia

Full reference: M. J. Toerien. 1953. The evolution of the palate in South African Anomodontia and its classificatory significance. Palaeontologia Africana 1:49-117

Belongs to Pristerodon according to M. J. Toerien 1953

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

Type specimen: BP/1/2134, a skull. Its type locality is Swartbos, which is in a Wuchiapingian terrestrial siliciclastic in South Africa.

Ecology: herbivore

Distribution:

• Permian of South Africa (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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