Digalodon is an extinct genus of kistecephalian dicynodont, known from the Karoo Basin of South Africa and the Upper Madumabisa Mudstone Formation of Zambia.[1] Originally given a sparse description in 1948,[2] for a time it was considered synonymous with other dicynodonts as a small juvenile individual of a larger genus, such as Aulacephalodon[3] or Dicynodontoides;[4] however it has since been recognized as a distinct species.[5]
| Digalodon Temporal range: Cistecephalus Assemblage Zone?
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Synapsida |
| Clade: | Therapsida |
| Suborder: | †Anomodontia |
| Clade: | †Dicynodontia |
| Genus: | †Digalodon Broom & Robinson, 1948 |
| Species: | †D. rubidgei
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| Binomial name | |
| †Digalodon rubidgei Broom and Robinson, 1948
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Angielczyk, Kennth D. (2019). "First occurrence of the dicynodont Digalodon (Therapsida, Anomodontia) from the Lopingian upper Madumabisa Mudstone Formation, Luangwa Basin, Zambia". Palaeontologia Africana. 53: 219–225. ISSN 2410-4418.
- ^ Broom, R.; Robinson, J.T. (1948). "Some new fossil reptiles from the Karoo Beds of South Africa". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 118 (2): 392–407. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1948.tb00384.x.
- ^ King, G.M. (1988). "Anomodontia". In Wellnhofer, P. (ed.). Handbuch der Paläoherpetologie. Stuttgart: Gustav Fischer. ISBN 0895742500.
- ^ Brink, A.S. (1986). Illustrated bibliographic catalogue of the Synapsida. Geological Survey of South Africa Handbook. Vol. 10. Pretoria. ISBN 0621117889.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Kammerer, C.F.; Angielczyk, K.D.; Fröbisch, J. (2015). "Redescription of Digalodon rubidgei, an emydopoid dicynodont (Therapsida, Anomodontia) from the Late Permian of South Africa". Fossil Record. 18 (1): 43–55. Bibcode:2015FossR..18...43K. doi:10.5194/fr-18-43-2015.
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