Anomocephalus Modesto et al. 1999 (therapsid)

Osteichthyes - Anomodontia

Full reference: S. Modesto, B. Rubidge, and J. Welman. 1999. The most basal anomodont therapsid and the primacy of Gondwana in the evolution of anomodonts. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 266:331-337

Parent taxon: Anomodontia according to J. Fröbisch and R. R. Reisz 2011

See also Kammerer and Angielczyk 2009 and Modesto et al. 1999

Sister taxa: Anomocephaloidea, Aulacocephalodon, Bainia, Biseridens, Biseridensidae, Chainosauria, Cryptodontidae, Diaelurodon, Dicynodontia, Dicynodontia, Dicynodontiformes, Emydochampsa, Otsheriidae, Prodicynodon, Therosuchia, Ulemicia, Venyukovioidea, Venyukovioidea

Subtaxa: Anomocephalus africanus

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Type: Anomocephalus africanus

Ecology: herbivore

Distribution:

• Permian of South Africa (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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