Pristerodon mirus Broom 1935 (dicynodont)

Osteichthyes - Dicynodontia

Alternative combination: Eumantellia mirus

Full reference: R. Broom. 1935. On some new genera and species of Karroo fossil reptiles. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 18:55-72

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

See also Broom 1935

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

Type specimen: TM 248, a partial skull

Ecology: herbivore

Distribution: found only at Leeukloof (Permian of South Africa)

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