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Pristerodon
Taxonomy
Pristerodon was named by Huxley (1868). It is not extant. Its type is Pristerodon mackayi.
It was assigned to Anomodontia by Broom (1913); to Endothiodontidae by Boonstra (1969); to Pristerodontinae by King (1988); to Pristerodontidae by Carroll (1988); to Dicynodontia by Rybczynski (2000); to Endothiodontia by Fröbisch and Reisz (2011); and to Eumantelliidae by Angielczyk et al. (2014).
It was assigned to Anomodontia by Broom (1913); to Endothiodontidae by Boonstra (1969); to Pristerodontinae by King (1988); to Pristerodontidae by Carroll (1988); to Dicynodontia by Rybczynski (2000); to Endothiodontia by Fröbisch and Reisz (2011); and to Eumantelliidae by Angielczyk et al. (2014).
Species
P. agilis, P. boonstrai, P. buffaloensis, P. mackayi (syn. Emydops longiceps, Emydops microdon, Emydops kitchingi, Cerataelurus mirabilis, P. raniceps, Brachyuraniscus merwevillensis, Emydops trigoniceps, Emydops murraysburgensis, Brachyuraniscus reuningi, Parringtoniella broomi, Dicynodon swierstrai, P. microrhynchus, Diictodon pygmaeus) (type species), P. mirus, P. oudebergensis, P. platyceps, P. vanhoepeni, P. whaitsi
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1868 | Pristerodon Huxley |
1904 | Opisthoctenodon Broom |
1913 | Pristerodon Broom |
1931 | Cerataelurus Broom |
1935 | Brachyuraniscus Broili and Schroeder |
1935 | Eumantellia Broom |
1937 | Newtonella Broom fig. 13 |
1953 | Hueneus Toerien |
1953 | Parringtoniella Toerien |
1969 | Brachyuraniscus Boonstra |
1969 | Pristerodon Boonstra |
1988 | Brachyuraniscus Carroll |
1988 | Cerataelurus Carroll |
1988 | Eumantellia Carroll |
1988 | Newtonella Carroll |
1988 | Parringtoniella Carroll |
1988 | Pristerodon Carroll |
1988 | Hueneus King |
1988 | Pristerodon King |
2000 | Pristerodon Rybczynski |
2011 | Pristerodon Fröbisch and Reisz |
2014 | Pristerodon Angielczyk et al. |
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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.
G. †Pristerodon Huxley 1868
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†Pristerodon agilis Broom 1904
†Pristerodon boonstrai Broili and Schroeder 1935
†Pristerodon buffaloensis Toerien 1953
†Pristerodon mackayi Huxley 1868
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Invalid names: Brachyuraniscus merwevillensis Toerien 1953 [synonym], Brachyuraniscus reuningi Broili and Schröder 1935 [synonym], Cerataelurus mirabilis Broom 1931 [synonym], Dicynodon swierstrai Broom 1940 [synonym], Diictodon pygmaeus Broom and Haughton 1917 [synonym], Emydops kitchingi Toerien 1953 [synonym], Emydops longiceps Broom 1913 [synonym], Emydops microdon Broom 1936 [synonym], Emydops murraysburgensis Toerien 1953 [synonym], Emydops trigoniceps Broom 1904 [synonym], Parringtoniella broomi Toerien 1953 [synonym], Pristerodon microrhynchus von Huene 1931 [synonym], Pristerodon raniceps Owen 1876 [synonym]
†Pristerodon mirus Broom 1935
†Pristerodon oudebergensis Toerien 1953
†Pristerodon platyceps Broom 1937
†Pristerodon vanhoepeni Broili and Schroeder 1935
†Pristerodon whaitsi Broom 1911
Invalid names: Brachyuraniscus Broili and Schroeder 1935 [synonym], Cerataelurus Broom 1931 [synonym], Eumantellia Broom 1935 [synonym], Hueneus Toerien 1953 [synonym], Newtonella Broom 1937 [synonym], Opisthoctenodon Broom 1904 [synonym], Parringtoniella Toerien 1953 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: g = genus, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
References: Carroll 1988, Benton 1983, Hendy et al. 2009 |
Age range: base of the Capitanian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 265.10000 to 254.17000 Ma
Collections (35 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Capitanian | South Africa (Northern Cape) | P. mackayi (176246) | |
Capitanian | South Africa (Western Cape) | Brachyuraniscus merwevillensis (176355) Brachyuraniscus reuningi (31777) | |
Capitanian - Wuchiapingian | South Africa (Western Cape) | Emydops longiceps (177588) | |
Wuchiapingian | South Africa (Eastern Cape) | Dicynodon swierstrai (176331) Emydops microdon (174717) Hueneus oudebergensis (171384) Oudenodon trigoniceps, Opisthoctenodon agilis (176830) P. mackayi, Oudenodon raniceps (178109) | |
Wuchiapingian | Zambia | Parringtoniella sp. (184599) P. mackayi (184600 184667 184668 184669 184670) | |
Wuchiapingian | South Africa (Western Cape) | Diaelurodon whaitsi, Emydops longiceps, Synostocephalus vanhoepeni (180782) Dicynodon microrhynchus, Eurychororhinus boonstrai (175565) Emydops murraysburgensis, Emydops kitchingi (116452) Parringtoniella broomi (181609) P. buffaloensis (176357 176358 178803) Pristerodon indet., Emydopsis microdon, Eumantellia mirus (22661) P. mackayi (86282 86286 86300 86302) P. sp. (190045 190331 190556) P. sp., Dicynodon pygmaeus (171377) Synostocephalus vanhoepeni (178806 178830) | |
Wuchiapingian | India (Andhra Pradesh) | P. mackayi (80572) | |
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian | South Africa (Eastern Cape) | Newtonella platyceps (80219) |