Cistecephalus platyceps Broom 1948 (dicynodont)

Osteichthyes - Dicynodontia - Cistecephalidae

Belongs to Cistecephalus according to Broom 1948

Sister taxon: Cistecephalus microrhinus

Type specimen: RC 68, a skull. Its type locality is Murraysburg Commonage (Cistecephalus Assemblage Zone), which is in a Wuchiapingian terrestrial horizon in South Africa.

Ecology: herbivore

Distribution: found only at Murraysburg Commonage (Cistecephalus Assemblage Zone)

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