Pelanomodon

Pel-an-o-mo-don.
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Name

Pelanomodon.

Phonetic

Pel-an-o-mo-don.

Named By

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Synapsida,‭ ‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Dicynodontia.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

P.‭ ‬moschops‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

South Africa‭ ‬-‭ ‬Cistecephalus Assemblage other zone.

Time Period

Wuchiapingian of the Permian.

Fossil representation

Partial remains of a few individuals.

In Depth

       Originally described as a species of Dicynodon,‭ ‬Pelanomodon was a genus of dicynodont that lived in South Africa during the Permian.‭ ‬The type species of Pelanomodon is P.‭ ‬moschops,‭ ‬which should not be confused with the genus Moschops.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A comprehensive taxonomic revision of Dicynodon‭ (‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Anomodontia‭) ‬and its implications for dicynodont phylogeny,‭ ‬biogeography,‭ ‬and biostratigraphy.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology‭ ‬31,‭ ‬Suppl.‭ ‬1:‭ ‬1‭–‬158‭ ‬-‭ ‬C.‭ ‬F.‭ ‬Kammerer,‭ ‬K.‭ ‬D.‭ ‬Angielczyk‭ & ‬J.‭ ‬Fr�bisch‭ ‬-‭ ‬2011. -‭ ‬Redescription of the geikiid Pelanomodon‭ (‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Dicynodontia‭)‬,‭ ‬with a reconsideration of‭ ‘‬Propelanomodon‭’‬.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology.‭ ‬-‭ ‬C.‭ ‬F.‭ ‬Kammerer,‭ ‬K.‭ ‬D.‭ ‬Angielczyk‭ & ‬J.‭ ‬Fr�bisch‭ ‬-‭ ‬2015.

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