Pristerodon
Sign in to savePristerodon is an extinct genus of dicynodont therapsid from the Late Permian of South Africa, Zambia and India.
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It sits within the topics Anomodont genera, Dicynodontia and Fossils of India.
Its subject is documented across 6 Wikipedia language editions.
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Pristerodon is an extinct genus of dicynodont therapsid from the Late Permian of South Africa, Zambia and India.
== Paleobiology == === Brain and senses === Pristerodon were among the earliest land animals able to hear airborne sound as opposed to hearing via ground vibrations. A South African specimen studied with neutron tomography has shown evidence of an eardrum on its lower jaw with the implication that it was hearing impaired during the act of chewing. The specimen had a 3mm cavity for cochlea which transformed sound frequency ranges into nerve impulses sent on to the brain.
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