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The Dicynodontia are a taxon of Therapsids or mammal-like reptiles. Dicynodonts were small to large herbivorous animals with two tusks, hence their name, which means 'two dog tooth'. They are also the most successful and diverse of the non-mammalian therapsids, with over 70 genera known, varying from rat- to ox-sized.

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  • Dicynodontia
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  • The Dicynodontia are a taxon of Therapsids or mammal-like reptiles. Dicynodonts were small to large herbivorous animals with two tusks, hence their name, which means 'two dog tooth'. They are also the most successful and diverse of the non-mammalian therapsids, with over 70 genera known, varying from rat- to ox-sized.
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  • (Owen, 1859)
  • Dicynodontia
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  • Synapsida
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  • see "[[#Taxonomy
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  • Order
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  • Clades & Genera
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  • Anomodontia
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Name
  • Dicynodonts
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  • Lystrosaurus, one of few species of dicynodonts that survived the Permian-Triassic extinction event.
fossil range
  • Middle Permian - Early Cretaceous, 268-105 Ma
abstract
  • The Dicynodontia are a taxon of Therapsids or mammal-like reptiles. Dicynodonts were small to large herbivorous animals with two tusks, hence their name, which means 'two dog tooth'. They are also the most successful and diverse of the non-mammalian therapsids, with over 70 genera known, varying from rat- to ox-sized.
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