Compsodon

Comp-so-don.
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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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Name

Compsodon.

Phonetic

Comp-so-don.

Named By

Hoepen‭ ‬-‭ ‬1934.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Synapsida,‭ ‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Dicynodontia,‭ ‬Emydopoidea.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

C. helmoedi

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

South Africa, Zambia.

Time Period

Late Permian.

Fossil representation

Partial remains.

In Depth

       Compsodon is a little known genus of dicynodont therapsid that lived in South Africa during the Late Permian.

Further Reading

– Oor die indeling van die Dicynodontidae na aanleiding van nuwe vorme. – Paleontologiese Navorsing van die Nasionale Museum, Bloemfontein, Deel II, Sesde Stuk, p. 67-101. – E. C. N. van Hoepen – 1934. – The cranial morphology, phylogenetic position and biogeography of the upper Permian dicynodont Compsodon helmoedi van Hoepen (Therapsida, Anomodontia). – Papers in Palaeontology. – Kenneth D. Angielczyk & Christian F. Kammerer – 2017.

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