Biology:Pristerognathoides

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Short description: Extinct genus of therapsids from the middle Permian of South Africa


Pristerognathoides
Temporal range: Middle Permian
Pristerognathus minor.jpg
P. minor skull at the Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin
Scientific classification
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Therapsida
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Genus:
Pristerognathoides
Species
  • P. minor Boonstra, 1954
  • P. roggeveldensis
  • P. vanwyki
  • P. parvus

Pristerognathoides ("Pristerognathus-like one") is an extinct genus of middle sized carnivorous therocephalians from the Tapinocephalus Assemblage Zone of South Africa .[1][2] It is sometimes considered a synonym of Pristerognathus.

P. minor jaw muscle diagram and life restoration

See also

  • List of therapsids

References


Wikidata ☰ Q20720394 entry