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