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Pristerognathus platyrhinus

Therocephalia - Pristerognathidae

Taxonomy
Pristerognathus platyrhinus was named by Broom (1912). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Grootfontein, Beaufort West, which is in a Capitanian terrestrial horizon in South Africa.

It was recombined as Cynariognathus platyrhinus by Broom (1931).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1912Pristerognathus platyrhinus Broom
1913Pristerognathus platyrhinus Broom
1931Cynariognathus platyrhinus Broom

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
orderTherocephalia
familyPristerognathidaeBroom 1908
subfamilyPristerognathinae
genusPristerognathusSeeley 1895
speciesplatyrhinus

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.

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Diagnosis
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