Biology:Digalodon
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Short description: Extinct genus of dicynodonts
| Digalodon Temporal range: Cistecephalus Assemblage Zone?
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Synapsida |
| Clade: | Therapsida |
| Suborder: | †Anomodontia |
| Clade: | †Dicynodontia |
| Genus: | †Digalodon Broom & Robinson, 1984 |
| Species: | †D. rubidgei
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| Binomial name | |
| †Digalodon rubidgei Broom & Robinson, 1984
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Digalodon is an extinct genus of kistecephalian dicynodont. For a time it was considered synonymous with other dicynodonts as a small juvenile of a larger genus, such as Aulacephalodon or Dicynodontoides, however it has since been recognised as a distinct species.[1]
See also
- List of therapsids
References
- ↑ Kammerer, C. F., K. D. Angielczyk, and J. Frobisch. 2015. Redescription of Digalodon rubidgei, an emydopoid dicynodont (Therapsida, Anomodontia) from the late Permian of South Africa. Fossil Record 18:43–55.
Wikidata ☰ Q5275509 entry
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