Biology:Digalodon

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Short description: Extinct genus of dicynodonts

Digalodon
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Synapsida
Clade: Therapsida
Suborder: Anomodontia
Clade: Dicynodontia
Genus: Digalodon
Broom & Robinson, 1984
Species:
D. rubidgei
Binomial name
Digalodon rubidgei
Broom & Robinson, 1984

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

  1. 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