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Pristerognathinae

Therocephalia - Pristerognathidae

Taxonomy

Pristerognathinae was named by Boonstra (1969). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Pristerognathidae by Boonstra (1969).

Subtaxa

Alepognathus, Cynariognathus, Hyorhynchus platyceps, Lycedops, Pristerognathoides (syn. Maraisaurus), Pristerognathus, Pristerognathus baini, Pristerognathus polyodon, Therioides

Synonyms

Hyorhynchus platyceps was named by Seeley (1889). Its type specimen is BMNH R 872, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Gouph Tract, Beaufort West, which is in a Guadalupian terrestrial horizon in the Abrahamskraal Formation of South Africa.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Boonstra (1969).
Pristerognathus polyodon was named by Broom. Its type locality is Tamboers Fontein, which is in a Capitanian floodplain sandstone/claystone in the Abrahamskraal Formation of South Africa.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Boonstra (1969).
Pristerognathus baini was named by Broom (1904). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Boonstra (1969).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1889	Hyorhynchus platyceps Seeley
1904	Pristerognathus baini Broom p. 85 figs. 7, 8 Pl. VI
1913	Pristerognathus baini Broom
1913	Pristerognathus polyodon Broom
1969	Pristerognathinae Boonstra

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata
superclass	Gnathostomata
—	Osteichthyes	()
subclass	Sarcopterygii	()
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha	(Nelson 2006)
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha	()
—	Tetrapoda

Rank	Name	Author
—	Reptiliomorpha
—	Anthracosauria
subclass	Amphibiosauria	Kuhn 1967
—	Cotylosauria	()
—	Amniota
subclass	Synapsida
—	Therapsida	()
order	Therocephalia
family	Pristerognathidae	Broom 1908
subfamily	Pristerognathinae
subfamily	Pristerognathinae

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subfm. †Pristerognathinae Boonstra 1969

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G. †Alepognathus Boonstra 1931

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†Alepognathus angustioriceps Boonstra 1931

G. †Cynariognathus Broom 1931

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†Cynariognathus gallowayi Broom 1936

†Cynariognathus paucioridens Boonstra 1954

†Cynariognathus platyrhinus Broom 1912

†Cynariognathus seeleyi Broili and Schröder 1936

G. †Lycedops Broom 1936

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†Lycedops scholtzi Broom 1936

G. †Pristerognathoides Boonstra 1954

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†Pristerognathoides minor Haughton 1918

Invalid names: Alopecognathus minor Haughton 1918 [replaced]

†Pristerognathoides parvus Boonstra 1954

†Pristerognathoides roggeveldensis Boonstra 1953

†Pristerognathoides vanwyki Broom 1925

Invalid names: Maraisaurus Boonstra 1953 [synonym]

G. †Pristerognathus Seeley 1895

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†Pristerognathus peyeri Broili and Schröder 1936

†Pristerognathus platyrhinus Broom 1912

†Pristerognathus vanderbyli Broom 1936

G. †Therioides Boonstra 1953

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†Therioides cyniscus Boonstra 1953

Invalid names: Hyorhynchus platyceps Seeley 1889 [nomen dubium], Pristerognathus baini Broom 1904 [nomen dubium], Pristerognathus polyodon Broom [nomen dubium]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

phosphaticsubp

Environment:

terrestrialuc

Locomotion:

actively mobilec

Diet:

carnivoreo

Created:

2009-01-03 20:34:57

Modified:

2009-01-03 22:34:57

Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade

References: Hendy et al. 2009, Benton 1983, Carroll 1988

Age range: Capitanian or 264.28000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (24 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Guadalupian	274.4 - 259.51	South Africa (Western Cape)	Hyorhynchus platyceps (177007)
Capitanian	264.28 - 259.51	South Africa (Northern Cape)	Pristerognathoides roggeveldensis (198666)
Capitanian	264.28 - 259.51	South Africa (Western Cape)	Alopecognathus minor (176758) Cynariognathus gallowayi (198701) Cynariognathus paucioridens, Alepognathus angustioriceps (198716) Cynariognathus sp., Pristerognathoides minor, Pristerognathoides parvus, Pristerognathoides vanwyki (89650) Pristerognathoides sp. (174746 176247 176248 176251) Pristerognathoides sp., Pristerognathoides minor, Pristerognathoides vanwyki (176250) Pristerognathus baini (198700) Pristerognathus peyeri (178115) Pristerognathus platyrhinus (198667) Pristerognathus polyodon (93084) Pristerognathus sp. (93086 176249 176314 198722) Pristerognathus sp., Cynariognathus seeleyi (31777) Pristerognathus sp., Pristerognathoides sp., Pristerognathoides parvus, Maraisaurus parvus (176355) Pristerognathus vanderbyli, Lycedops scholtzi (86388) Therioides cyniscus (198711)
Capitanian - Wuchiapingian	264.28 - 254.14	South Africa (Western Cape)	Pristerognathoides vanwyki (177588)