Digalodon

Dig-ah-lo-don.
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Name

Digalodon.

Phonetic

Dig-ah-lo-don.

Named By

R.‭ ‬Broom‭ & ‬J.‭ ‬T.‭ ‬Robinson‭ ‬-‭ ‬1948.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Synapsda,‭ ‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Dicynodontia,‭ ‬Aulacephalodontidae.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

D.‭ ‬rubidgei‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

South Africa‭ ‬-‭ ‬Cistecephalus Assemblage Zone.

Time Period

Wuchiapingian of the Permian.

Fossil representation

Partial remains.

In Depth

       Digalodon is a genus dicynodont therapsid that lived in South Africa during the Permian.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Some new fossil reptiles from the Karoo Beds of South Africa.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London‭ ‬118:392-407.‭ ‬-‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Broom‭ & ‬J.‭ ‬T.‭ ‬Robinson‭ ‬-‭ ‬1948. – Redescription of Digalodon rubidgei, an emydopoid dicynodont (Therapsida, Anomodontia) from the late Permian of South Africa. – Fossil Record 18:43–55. – C. F. Kammerer, K. D. Angielczyk & J. Frobisch – 2015.

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