Dicynodon
E820850
Dicynodon is an extinct genus of herbivorous, tusked therapsids (mammal-like reptiles) from the Late Permian period, known from fossils found in what is now South Africa and other parts of Gondwana.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dicynodont
ⓘ
genus ⓘ prehistoric synapsid ⓘ therapsid ⓘ |
| belongsToFauna | Karoo fauna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodySize | medium-sized synapsid ⓘ |
| clade | Dicynodontia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Synapsida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet | herbivorous ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | primary consumer ⓘ |
| etymology | from Greek meaning "two dog-tooth" ⓘ |
| feedingAdaptation | keratinous beak for cropping vegetation ⓘ |
| fossilFoundIn |
Brazil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
India NERFINISHED ⓘ Karoo Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Namibia NERFINISHED ⓘ South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ other parts of Gondwana ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution | Gondwana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAnatomicalFeature |
beak-like jaws
ⓘ
toothless jaws except for tusks ⓘ tusks ⓘ |
| hasSkullCharacteristic |
expanded squamosal region
ⓘ
large temporal openings ⓘ short snout ⓘ |
| isExtinct | true ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifeHabit | terrestrial ⓘ |
| livedDuring | Late Permian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locomotion | quadrupedal ⓘ |
| namedBy | Richard Owen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the most common Late Permian dicynodonts in the Karoo Basin ⓘ |
| order | Therapsida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| paleoenvironment |
riverine systems
ⓘ
semi-arid floodplains ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Lystrosaurus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oudenodon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous (inferred for non-mammalian synapsids) ⓘ |
| suborder | Anomodontia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| temporalRangeStart | Late Permian ⓘ |
| typeSpecies | Dicynodon lacerticeps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedToothReplacement | limited tooth replacement (tusks only) ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1845 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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