Dinodontosaurus

Dinodontosaurus
Temporal range: Mid-Late Triassic
~242–235 Ma
Mounted Dinodontosaurus skeleton
D. tener illustration
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Synapsida
Clade: Therapsida
Suborder: †Anomodontia
Clade: †Dicynodontia
Clade: †Kannemeyeriiformes
Genus: †Dinodontosaurus
Romer, 1943
Type species
†Dinodontosaurus oliveirai
Species
  • D. brevirostris Cox, 1968
  • D. tener (Huene, 1935)
  • D. turpior (Huene, 1935) [nomen dubium]
Synonyms[1]
Genus synonymy
Species synonymy
  • Synonyms of D. brevirostris:
    • Chanaria platyceps Cox, 1968
    • D. platygnathus Cox, 1968
  • Synonyms of D. tener:
    • Diodontosaurus pedroanum Tupí-Caldas, 1936
    • D. oliveirai Romer, 1943

Dinodontosaurus (meaning "terrible-toothed lizard") is a genus of dicynodont therapsid. It was medium to large dicynodont of the Triassic (with skull up to 40 centimetres (16 in) long[1]) and had a beak corneum. It lived in the Middle Triassic but disappeared in the Upper Triassic.

  1. ^ a b Kammerer, C. F.; Ordoñez, M. D. (2021). "Dicynodonts (Therapsida: Anomodontia) of South America". Journal of South American Earth Sciences. 108: 103171. Bibcode:2021JSAES.10803171K. doi:10.1016/j.jsames.2021.103171. S2CID 233565963.