In Depth
When first described in 1953, Dimacrodon was thought to be an anomodont therapsid. Later analysis however has suggested that the partial remains of Dimacrodon night actual be those of a pelycosaur.
Further Reading
- The San Angelo Formation, Permian of Texas, and its Vertebrates. - Journal of Geology 61(5):389-423. - E. C. Olson & J. R. Beerbower - 1953. - The taxonomic status of the Upper Permian eotheriodont therapsids of the San Angelo Formation (Guadalupian), Texas. - Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 15 (suppl. 3): 53A. - C. A. Sidor & J. A. Hopson - 1995.
