Cryptocynodon

Krip-toe-sy-no-don.
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Name

Cryptocynodon ‭(‬Hidden Cynodon‭)‬.

Phonetic

Krip-toe-sy-no-don.

Named By

Harry Govier Seeley‭ ‬-‭ ‬1895.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Synapsida,‭ ‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Dicynodontia.

Diet

Unavailable.

Species

C.‭ ‬parringtoni,‭ ‬C.‭ ‬schroederi,‭ ‬C.‭ ‬simus

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Tanzania‭?

Time Period

Late Permian.

Fossil representation

Partial remains.

In Depth

       Cryptocynodon is a genus of dicynodont that lived in the Late Permian.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬New specimens of the tanzanian dicynodont‭ ‘‬Cryptocynodon‭’ ‬parringtoni Von Huene,‭ ‬1942‭ (‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Anomodontia‭)‬,‭ ‬with an expanded analysis of Permian dicynodont phylogeny.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology vol‭ ‬27,‭ ‬issue‭ ‬1‭ ‬-‭ ‬Kenneth D.‭ ‬Angielczyk‭ ‬-‭ ‬2007.

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