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Eodicynodon
Taxonomy
Eodicynodon was named by Barry (1974). It is not extant. Its type is Eodicynodon oosthuizeni.
It was assigned to Dicynodontinae by Barry (1974); to Eodicynodontoidea by King (1988); to Eodicynodontidae by Carroll (1988); and to Dicynodontia by Kammerer and Angielczyk (2009).
It was assigned to Dicynodontinae by Barry (1974); to Eodicynodontoidea by King (1988); to Eodicynodontidae by Carroll (1988); and to Dicynodontia by Kammerer and Angielczyk (2009).
Species
E. oelofseni, E. oosthuizeni (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1974 | Eodicynodon Barry p. 121 |
| 1988 | Eodicynodon Carroll |
| 1988 | Eodicynodon King |
| 2009 | Eodicynodon Kammerer and Angielczyk |
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G. †Eodicynodon Barry 1974
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†Eodicynodon oelofseni Rubidge 1990
†Eodicynodon oosthuizeni Barry 1974
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| T. H. Barry 1974 | Skull small, Dicynodon-like in skull form and possession of a pair of canine tusks, but showing ancestral features. Vomers paired, lateral pterygoid processes strongly developed, premaxillaries partly paired. |