Ictidognathus

Ik-te-do-nay-fus.
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Name

Ictidognathus.

Phonetic

Ik-te-do-nay-fus.

Named By

Robert Broom‭ ‬-‭ ‬1911.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Synapsida,‭ ‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Therocephalia,‭ ‬Baurioidea.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

I.‭ ‬hemburyi,‭ ‬I.‭ ‬parvidens

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

South Africa‭ ‬-‭ ‬Cistecephalus Assemblage Zone.

Time Period

Wuchiapingian of the Permian.

Fossil representation

Partial remains.

In Depth

       Ictidognathus is a genus of therapsid that lived in South Africa during the Permian.

Further Reading

– On some New South African Permian Reptiles. – Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1911, p. 1073-1082. – Robert Broom – 1911.

SPECIES SPOTLIGHT

mammuthus exilis pygmy mammoth