Pristerodon vanhoepeni Broili and Schroeder 1935 (dicynodont)

Osteichthyes - Dicynodontia

Alternative combination: Synostocephalus vanhoepeni

Full reference: F. Broili and J. Schroeder. 1935. Über einige primitive Anomodontier-Schädel aus den unteren Beaufort-Schichten. Ibidem Sitzber. Bayer. Ak. Wiss., Math.-Naturw. Abt 223-278

Belongs to Pristerodon according to G. M. King 1988

See also Broili and Schroeder 1935

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

Type specimen: BSP 1934 VIII34, a partial skull

Ecology: herbivore

Distribution:

• Permian of South Africa (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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