Prosictodon

Pro-sic-to-don.
By Harper Gray
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Gray, H. (2013, November 3). Prosictodon. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/prosictodon/

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Name

Prosictodon.

Phonetic

Pro-sic-to-don.

Named By

Kenneth D.‭ ‬Angielczyk‭ & ‬Bruce S.‭ ‬Rubidge‭ ‬-‭ ‬2010.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Synapsida,‭ ‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Dicynodontia,‭ ‬Pylaecephalidae.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

P.‭ ‬dubei‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

South Africa.

Time Period

Mid Permian.

Fossil representation

Partial remains.

In Depth

       Prosictodon is a genus of dicynodont that lived in South Africa during the Middle Permian.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new pylaecephalid dicynodont‭ (‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Anomodontia‭) ‬from the Tapinocephalus Assemblage Zone,‭ ‬Karoo Basin,‭ ‬Middle Permian of South Africa.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology‭ ‬30‭ (‬5‭)‬:‭ ‬1396‭–‬1409.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Kenneth D.‭ ‬Angielczyk‭ & ‬Bruce S.‭ ‬Rubidge‭ ‬-‭ ‬2010.

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