Pristerognathoides

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

Pristerognathoides
Temporal range: Middle Permian
P. minor skull at the Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Synapsida
Order:
Therapsida
Suborder:
Therocephalia
Family:
Scylacosauridae
Genus:
Pristerognathoides
Species
  • P. minor Boonstra, 1954
  • P. roggeveldensis
  • P. vanwyki
  • P. parvus

See also

References
  1. http://www.paleofile.com/Theriodontia/Pristerognathoides.asp
  2. Boonstra, L D (1954). "The pristerognathid Therocephalians from the Tapinocephalus-zone in the South African Museum". Annals of the South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. 42: 65–107.


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