Pristerodon oudebergensis Toerien 1953 (dicynodont)

Osteichthyes - Dicynodontia

Alternative combination: Hueneus oudebergensis

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 G. M. King and B. S. Rubidge 1993

See also Toerien 1953

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

Type specimen: BPI 303, a skull. Its type locality is Oudeberg (Pass and Plateau) - Cistecephalus Assemblage Zone, which is in a Wuchiapingian terrestrial horizon in South Africa.

Ecology: herbivore

Distribution: found only at Oudeberg (Pass and Plateau) - Cistecephalus Assemblage Zone

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