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Sintocephalus Alticeps
''Sintocephalus'' is an extinct genus of dicynodont therapsid from the Late Permian of South Africa. Fossils are known from the ''Cistecephalus'' Assemblage Zone of the Beaufort Group. The type species of ''Sintocephalus'', ''S. alticeps'', was first named in 1913 as a species of ''Dicynodon''. The genus was erected in 1934, but in subsequent years its species were often regarded as members of other dicynodont genera. Description Compared to other dicynodonts, ''Sintocephalus'' is distinguished by the thickness and upward curve of its temporal arch behind the eyes. It also has a sharply sloped snout, large eye sockets, and tusks that are positioned forward in the upper jaw. The intertemporal region at the top of the skull between the two temporal fenestrae is very wide. History The type species ''S. alticeps'' was first named by paleontologists Robert Broom and Sidney H. Haughton in 1913. Broom and Haughton regarded it as a species of ''Dicynodon'', calling it ''D. alticeps''. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Late Permian
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Clade
A clade (), also known as a monophyletic group or natural group, is a group of organisms that are monophyletic – that is, composed of a common ancestor and all its lineal descendants – on a phylogenetic tree. Rather than the English term, the equivalent Latin term ''cladus'' (plural ''cladi'') is often used in taxonomical literature. The common ancestor may be an individual, a population, or a species (extinct or extant). Clades are nested, one in another, as each branch in turn splits into smaller branches. These splits reflect evolutionary history as populations diverged and evolved independently. Clades are termed monophyletic (Greek: "one clan") groups. Over the last few decades, the cladistic approach has revolutionized biological classification and revealed surprising evolutionary relationships among organisms. Increasingly, taxonomists try to avoid naming taxa that are not clades; that is, taxa that are not monophyletic. Some of the relationships between org ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daptocephalus Leoniceps
''Daptocephalus'' is an extinct genus of non-mammalian synapsid Anomodontia, anomodont dicynodont, it which was found in Late Permian strata, in a biozone known precisely for the presence of fossils of this dicynodont, the ''Daptocephalus'' Zone, in the Karoo Basin in South Africa. An additional species, ''D. huenei'', is known from the Usili Formation in Tanzania and was formerly assigned to the genus ''Dicynodon'' before a study in 2019 recognised that the type specimen belonged to ''Daptocephalus''. See also * List of therapsids References The main groups of non-mammalian synapsids at Mikko's Phylogeny Archive Dicynodonts Permian synapsids of Africa Fossil taxa described in 1934 Taxa named by Egbert Cornelis Nicolaas van Hoepen Anomodont genera {{anomodont-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dicynodon Huenei
''Dicynodon'' ("two dog-teeth") is a genus of dicynodont therapsid that flourished during the Upper Permian period. Like all dicynodonts, it was herbivorous animal. This reptile was toothless, except for prominent tusks, hence the name. It probably cropped vegetation with a horny beak, much like a tortoise, while the tusks may have been used for digging up roots and tubers. Many species of ''Dicynodon'' have been named, and the genus is considered a wastebasket taxon. A 2011 study of the genus found most of the species to represent a paraphyletic grouping, with the only valid members of ''Dicynodon'' being ''D. lacerticeps'' and ''D. huenei''. A 2019 study named a new species ''D. angielczyki'', but simultaneously transferred ''D. huenei'' to the genus '' Daptocephalus''. Description ''Dicynodon'' was a medium-sized and advanced member of the Dicynodont group. It had an average length of , although size differed among species. Its fossil remains have been found in sediments of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dicynodon Lacerticeps
''Dicynodon'' ("two dog-teeth") is a genus of dicynodont therapsid that flourished during the Permian, Upper Permian Period (geology), period. Like all dicynodonts, it was herbivore, herbivorous animal. This reptile was toothless, except for prominent tusks, hence the name. It probably cropped vegetation with a horny beak, much like a tortoise, while the tusks may have been used for digging up roots and tubers. Many species of ''Dicynodon'' have been named, and the genus is considered a wastebasket taxon. A 2011 study of the genus found most of the species to represent a paraphyletic grouping, with the only valid members of ''Dicynodon'' being ''D. lacerticeps'' and ''D. huenei''. A 2019 study named a new species ''D. angielczyki'', but simultaneously transferred ''D. huenei'' to the genus ''Daptocephalus''. Description ''Dicynodon'' was a medium-sized and advanced member of the Dicynodont group. It had an average length of , although size differed among species. Its fossil rem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vivaxosaurus Trautscholdi
''Vivaxosaurus'' is a genus of dicynodont from Late Permian (Changhsingian) of Russia. It has been found at Sokolki on the Northern Dvina River near Kotlas in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. It lived during the latest Permian, and was a contemporary of ''Inostrancevia'', ''Scutosaurus'' and '' Dvinia''. Like all members of the genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ..., this animal was toothless, except for prominent tusks, and probably cropped vegetation with a horny beak, like a tortoise. History The contemporary species ''Dicynodon amalitzkii'' Sushkin, 1926 is closely related (Angielczyk and Kurkin 2003a, 2003b), although according to Lucas 2005, ''Dicynodon trautscholdi'', ''Dicynodon amalitzkii'', ''Elph borealis'', and ''Vivaxosaurus permirus'' are all synon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delectosaurus
''Delectosaurus'' is a genus of dicynodont from Late Permian (Changhsingian) of Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig .... References Dicynodonts Permian animals Extinct animals of Russia Anomodont genera {{anomodont-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordonia Traquairi
''Gordonia'' is an extinct genus of dicynodont therapsid from the Late Permian of Scotland. Fossils have been found from the Elgin sandstone of Cutties Hillock Quarry in Elgin, Moray. These are among the many amniote fossils referred to as the Elgin Reptiles. ''Gordonia'' was named in 1893 with four species: ''G. traquairi'', ''G. duffiana'', ''G. huxleyana'', and ''G. juddiana''. Currently, the only recognized species is the type ''G. traquairi''. All other species are considered synonyms of the type. Description ''Gordonia'' is known from several skulls and partial skeletons. It is small-bodied in comparison to other dicynodonts. It is distinguished by the rod-like shape of a ridge on its lower jaw called the lateral dentary shelf. ''Gordonia'' has a short snout with tusks that are angled slightly forward. The intertemporal region at the top of the skull is long and narrow and forms a raised sagittal crest. A long intertemporal region is usually associated with larger dicy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katumbia
''Katumbia'' is a genus of dicynodont from Late Permian (Changhsingian) of Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands .... References Dicynodonts Permian tetrapods Fossil taxa described in 2007 Permian animals of Africa Anomodont genera {{anomodont-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elph (genus)
''Elph'' is an extinct genus of dicynodont therapsids from Russia. Four specimens have been found from the Sokolki Assemblage in European Russia, representing a fauna that dates back to the Late Permian. ''Elph'' was a small herbivore that lived alongside carnivorous akidnognathids and inostranceviids, as well as larger herbivores like ''Dicynodon'' and pareiasaurids. The type species ''E. borealis'' was named in 1999. ''Elph'' has a short snout and tusks and is closely related to ''Interpresosaurus'' and ''Katumbia ''Katumbia'' is a genus of dicynodont from Late Permian (Changhsingian) of Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great ...''. References Dicynodonts Anomodont genera Lopingian synapsids of Europe Permian Russia Fossils of Russia Fossil taxa described in 1999 {{anomodont-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interpresosaurus
''Interpresosaurus'' is a genus of dicynodont from Late Permian (Changhsingian) of Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig .... References Dicynodonts Permian animals Extinct animals of Russia Anomodont genera {{anomodont-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dicynodontoidea
Dicynodontoidea is an infraorder of dicynodont therapsids that includes the famous dicynodont ''Dicynodon'', ''Lystrosaurus'' and the Triassic Kannemeyeriiformes, as well as numerous other closely related species. The name was coined by American paleontologist Everett C. Olson in 1941 as an infraorder, despite using the typical "-oidea" suffix of superfamilies, and was later redefined under a phylogenetic In biology, phylogenetics (; from Greek φυλή/ φῦλον [] "tribe, clan, race", and wikt:γενετικός, γενετικός [] "origin, source, birth") is the study of the evolutionary history and relationships among or within groups o ... context in 2009 by paleontologist Christian F. Kammerer. References Dicynodonts Permian synapsids Triassic synapsids Lopingian first appearances Late Triassic extinctions {{anomodont-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
