Daptocephalus

Dap-to-sef-ah-lus.
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Name

Daptocephalus.

Phonetic

Dap-to-sef-ah-lus.

Named By

van Hoepen‭ ‬-‭ ‬1934.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Synapsida,‭ ‬Therapsida.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

D.‭ ‬leoniceps

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

South Africa.

Time Period

Changsingian of the Permian.

Fossil representation

Skull and partial post cranial remains.

In Depth

       Daptocephalus is a genus of therapsid that lived in South Africa during the late Permian.

Further Reading

– The anatomy of the anomodont Daptocephalus leoniceps (owen). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London vol136, issue 3. – R. F. Ewer – 1961. – The Daptocephalus Assemblage Zone (Lopingian), South Africa: a proposed biostratigraphy based on a new compilation of stratigraphic ranges. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 113, 153-164. – P. A. Viglietti, R. M. Smith, K. D. Angielczyk, C. F. Kammerer, J. Fr�bisch & B. S. Rubidge – 2016.

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