Colobodectes

Col-o-bo-dek-tees.
By Benjamin Gutierrez
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Gutierrez, B. (2013, August 10). Colobodectes. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/colobodectes/

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Name

Colobodectes.

Phonetic

Col-o-bo-dek-tees.

Named By

S.‭ ‬Modesto,‭ ‬B.‭ ‬Rubidge,‭ ‬I.‭ ‬Visser‭ & ‬J.‭ ‬Welman‭ ‬-‭ ‬2003.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Synapsida,‭ ‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Chainosauria,‭ ‬Dicynodontia.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

C.‭ ‬cluveri‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

South Africa.

Time Period

Permian.

Fossil representation

Partial remains.

In Depth

       Colobodectes is a genus of dicynodont that lived in South Africa during the Permian.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new basal dicynodont from the Upper Permian of South Africa.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Palaeontology‭ ‬46:211-223.‭ ‬-‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Modesto,‭ ‬B.‭ ‬Rubidge,‭ ‬I.‭ ‬Visser‭ & ‬J.‭ ‬Welman‭ ‬-‭ ‬2003. -‭ ‬The Permian Dicynodont Colobodectes cluveri‭ (‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Anomodontia‭)‬,‭ ‬with Notes on Its Ontogeny and Stratigraphic Range in the Karoo Basin,‭ ‬South Africa.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology Vol.‭ ‬29,‭ ‬No.‭ ‬4‭ ‬-‭ ‬Kenneth D.‭ ‬Angielczyk‭ & ‬Bruce S.‭ ‬Rubidge‭ ‬-‭ ‬2009.

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