Diademodontidae
Diademodontidae is an extinct family of Triassic gomphodonts. The best-known genus is Diademodon from South Africa. Titanogomphodon from Namibia may also be a member of Diademodontidae.[1] The Chinese genera Hazhenia and Ordosiodon have also been included in the family, but were more recently identified as baurioid therocephalians.[2] Remains of a diademodontid have been discovered in the Early Triassic Fremouw Formation in Antarctica.[3]
| Diademodontidae Temporal range: Early - Late Triassic | |
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| Skull of the diademodontid Diademodon tetragonus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Therapsida |
| Clade: | Cynodontia |
| Stem group: | †Gomphodontia |
| Family: | †Diademodontidae Haughton, 1925 |
References
- Martinelli, A. N. G.; Fuente, M. D. L.; Abdala, F. (2009). "Diademodon tetragonus Seeley, 1894 (Therapsida: Cynodontia) in the Triassic of South America and its biostratigraphic implications". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 29 (3): 852. doi:10.1671/039.029.0315.
- Sun, A. (1991). "A review of Chinese therocephalian reptiles" (PDF). Vertebrata PalAsiatica. 29 (2): 85–94.
- Hammer, W. R. (1995). "New Therapsids from the Upper Fremouw Formation (Triassic) of Antarctica". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 15: 105–112. doi:10.1080/02724634.1995.10011210.
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