Pristerognathoides

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Emerson Winslow

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Name

Pristerognathoides ‭(‬Pristerognathus like‭)‬.

Phonetic

Named By

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Synaspida,‭ ‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Therocephalia,‭ ‬Scylacosauridae.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

P.‭ ‬minor,‭ ‬P.‭ ‬roggeveldensis,‭ ‬P.‭ ‬vanwyki,‭ ‬P.‭ ‬parvus

Size

Skulls roughly about‭ ‬25‭ ‬centimetres long.

Known locations

South Africa‭ ‬-‭ ‬Pristerognathus Assemblage Zone‭ (‬Beaufort Group‭)‬.

Time Period

Capitanian of the Permian.

Fossil representation

Partial skulls.

In Depth

       Pristerognathoides is a therocephalian therapsid noted for its similarity to the genus Pristerognathus.

Further Reading

Further reading- The pristerognathid therocephalians from the Tapinocephalus-zone in the South African Museum. – Annals of the South African Museum 42:65-107. – L. D. Boonstra – 1954.

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