Rhopalodon

Rhop-al-o-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

Rhopalodon.

Phonetic

Rhop-al-o-don.

Named By

Fischer‭ ‬-‭ ‬1841.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Synapsida,‭ ‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Dinocephalia‭?

Diet

Herbivore‭?

Species

R.‭ ‬wangenheimi‭

Size

Uncertain.

Known locations

Russia.

Time Period

Mid/upper Permian.

Fossil representation

Partial remains.

In Depth

       There has been a lot of uncertainty as to exactly what Rhopalodon was,‭ ‬but a‭ ‬2005‭ ‬study by Tverdokhlebov et al considered the genus to represent a mid-sized dinocephalian therapsid.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Upper Permian vertebrates and their sedimentological context in the South Urals,‭ ‬Russia,‭ ‬-‭ ‬Earth-Science Reviews‭ ‬69‭ ‬27-77‭ ‬55‭ ‬-‭ ‬Valentin P.‭ ‬Tverdokhlebov,‭ ‬Galina I.‭ ‬Tverdokhlebova,‭ ‬Alla V.‭ ‬Minikh,‭ ‬Mikhail V.‭ ‬Surkov,‭ ‬and Michael J.‭ ‬Benton‭ ‬-‭ ‬2005.

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