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Odontocyclops
Taxonomy
Odontocyclops was named by Keyser and Cruickshank (1979). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Dicynodontia by Keyser and Cruickshank (1979); to Geikiidae by Kammerer and Angielczyk (2009); and to Cryptodontia by Angielczyk et al. (2014).
It was assigned to Dicynodontia by Keyser and Cruickshank (1979); to Geikiidae by Kammerer and Angielczyk (2009); and to Cryptodontia by Angielczyk et al. (2014).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1979 | Odontocyclops Keyser and Cruickshank |
| 2009 | Odontocyclops Kammerer and Angielczyk |
| 2014 | Odontocyclops Angielczyk et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. †Odontocyclops Keyser and Cruickshank 1979
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†Odontocyclops whaitsi Broom 1913
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Invalid names: Rhachiocephalus dubius Boonstra 1938 [synonym]
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| A. W. Keyser and A. R. I. Cruickshank 1979 | Large Dicynodontia (skull length often more than 60cm) with canine tusks in most specimens. Nostril placed high up in the snout far from alveolar border. Intertemporal region about the same length as the distance from the postorbital arches to the tip of the snout. The nasal bosses well-developed and elongated: completely confluent with the pre-frontal bosses and give the dorsal surface of the snout a concave appearance. Intertemporal region broad with a wide portion of the parietals visible between the postorbitals which extend back to meet the squamosals. Palatal structure similar to that of Daptocephalus with extensive contact between the palatines and the premaxilla. Fenestra medio-palatinalis placed far back in the choanal depression and is about on third the length of the choanal depression. The footplate of the epipterygoid has a long anterior extension. |