Ictidostoma

Ik-te-do-sto-mah.
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. (2012, May 28). Ictidostoma. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/ictidostoma/

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Name

Ictidostoma.

Phonetic

Ik-te-do-sto-mah.

Named By

Robert Broom‭ ‬1931.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Synapsida,‭ ‬Therapsid,‭ ‬Hofmeyriidae.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

I.‭ ‬hemburyi

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

South Africa.

Time Period

Permian.

Fossil representation

Partial remains.

In Depth

       Ictidostoma is a genus of therapsid that is known to‭ ‬have lived in South Africa during the Permian.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Description of a New Specimen of Ictidostoma hemburyi‭ (‬Therapsida‭; ‬Therocephalia‭) ‬and the Phylogenetic Relations of Therocephalians to the Mammalian Lineage.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Dallas Frentzel,‭ ‬Christian F.‭ ‬Kammerer‭ & ‬John J.‭ ‬Flynn.

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