Dicynodontoides

Di-sy-no-don-toy-dees.
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Cassidy Wood

Paleoentomologist

Cassidy Wood uncovers the tiny yet significant world of prehistoric insects. Her research on amber-preserved specimens has revealed intricate details about ancient ecosystems.

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Name

Dicynodontoides.

Phonetic

Di-sy-no-don-toy-dees.

Named By

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Synapsida,‭ ‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Dicynodontia,‭ ‬Kingoriidae.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

D.‭ ‬recurvidens‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

South Africa.‭ ‬Tanzania‭ ‬-‭ ‬Usili Formation.

Time Period

Late Permian.

Fossil representation

Partial remains of several individuals.

In Depth

       Dicynodontoides is a genus of dicynodont that lived during the Permian.‭ ‬So far D.‭ ‬recurvidens is known from South Africa,‭ ‬while D.‭ ‬nowacki is known from Tanzania.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Die Anomodontier des Ruhuhu-Gebietes in der T�binger Sammlung‭ [‬Anomodontia of Ruhuhu valley in the collection of T�bingen‭]‬.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Palaeontographica Abteilung A‭ ‬94:154-184.‭ ‬-‭ ‬F.‭ ‬von Huene‭ ‬-‭ ‬1942. -‭ ‬Taxonomic revision and new observations on the postcranial skeleton,‭ ‬biogeography,‭ ‬and biostratigraphy of the dicynodont genus Dicynodontoides,‭ ‬the senior subjective synonym of Kingoria‭ (‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Anomodontia‭)‬.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology‭ ‬29‭ (‬4‭)‬:‭ ‬1174‭–‬1187.‭ ‬-‭ K. D. ‬Angielczyk, C. A. Sidor, S. J. Nesbitt, R. M. Smith & L. A. Tsuji – 2009.

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