Dinanomodon

Di-nan-mo-don.

John Stewart

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Name

Dinanomodon.

Phonetic

Di-nan-mo-don.

Named By

Robert Broom‭ ‬-‭ ‬1938.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Synapsida,‭ ‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Anomodontia,‭ ‬Dicynodontia.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

D.‭ ‬rubidgei‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

South Africa‭ ‬-‭ ‬Cistecephalus Assemblage Zone.

Time Period

Wuchiapingian of the Permian.

Fossil representation

Skulls/partial remains.

In Depth

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

Further Reading

-‭ ‬On two new anomodont genera.‭ ‬Annals of the Transvaal Museum‭ ‬19:247-250‭ ‬-‭ ‬Robert Broom‭ ‬-‭ ‬1938.

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