|
Syops
''Syops'' is an extinct genus of dicynodont therapsid. The type species ''S. vanhoepeni'' was first named in 1938 as ''Dicynodon vanhoepeni''. Fossils of the genus have been found in the Cistecephalus Assemblage Zone, ''Cistecephalus'' Assemblage Zone in the Usili Formation of the Ruhuhu Basin, Tanzania and Madumabisa Mudstone, Zambia. at Fossilworks.org Its phylogenetic placement is somewhat uncertain, with multiple different studies finding it as either a basal Geikiidae, geikiid, rhachiocephalid a dicynodontoid more derived than the most basal genera but less derived than Lystrosauridae, or a lystrosaurid. References Dicynodonts ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dicynodon
''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 o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
