†Promoschorhynchus platyrhinus Brink 1954 (therapsid)
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Osteichthyes - Therocephalia - Akidnognathidae
Full reference: A. S. Brink. 1954. On the Whatsiidae, a family of therocephalian mammal-like reptiles. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 34(1):43-59
Belongs to Promoschorhynchus according to A. Huttenlocker et al. 2011
See also Brink 1954 and Kitching 1977
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: BP/1/192, a partial skull (Snout). Its type locality is Wilgerbosch, New Bethesda, which is in a Wuchiapingian/Changhsingian terrestrial horizon in South Africa.
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution:
• Permian of South Africa (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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