Dicynodontia

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Dicynodontia - a division of Therapsida division Dicynodontiaorder Therapsida, Therapsida - extinct mammal-like reptiles found inhabiting all continents from the mid Permian to late Triassicdicynodont - a kind of therapsidgenus Ischigualastia, Ischigualastia - early reptile found in Argentinadivision - (biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category

Dicynodontia

a suborder (or superfamily) of fossilized beastlike reptiles. They were widespread at the end of the Permian and the beginning of the Triassic periods. Their size ranged from that of a rat to that of a rhinoceros. The skull was massive, the teeth atrophied except for two tusks or fangs; the jaws had the form of a beak, as in turtles. Probably they were herbivorous. Remains of Dicynodontia have been found on all continents except Australia; they are especially numerous in Upper Permian deposits of South Africa.

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Osnovy paleontologii: Zemnovodnye, presmykaiushchiesia i ptitsy. Moscow, 1964.

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noun a division of Therapsida

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