Emydops

Em-e-dops.

Benjamin Gutierrez

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Gutierrez, B. (2015, May 21). Emydops. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/emydops/

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Name

Emydops.

Phonetic

Em-e-dops.

Named By

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Synapsida,‭ ‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Dicynodontia,‭ ‬Emydopidae.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

E.‭ ‬arctatus‭

Size

Skull about‭ ‬5‭ ‬centimetres long.

Known locations

India‭ ‬-‭ ‬Kundaram Formation.‭ ‬South Africa‭ ‬-‭ ‬Balfour Formation,‭ ‬Cistecephalus Assemblage Zone,‭ ‬Teekloof Formation.

Time Period

Capitanian to Wuchiapingian of the Permian.

Fossil representation

Remains of several individuals.

In Depth

       Emydops is a genus of small dicynodont that lived across South Africa to India during the Late Permian.‭ ‬One notable observation about the genus is that while some skulls have tusks,‭ ‬others actually lack them.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new species of Emydops‭ (‬Synapsida,‭ ‬Anomodontia‭) ‬and a discussion of dental variability and pathology in dicynodonts.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology‭ ‬28‭ (‬3‭)‬:‭ ‬770‭–‬787.‭ ‬-‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Fr�bisch‭ & ‬R.‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Reisz‭ ‬-‭ ‬2008.

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