Ictidorhinidae: = Hipposauridae) Hipposaurus, Ictidorhinus, Lycaenodon, Pseudhipposaurus, Rubidgina.| Therapsida | ||
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Abbreviated Dendrogram
Synapsida
│
└─Therapsida
└─Raranimus
├─Biarmosuchia
│ ├─Biarmosuchidae
│ └─Ictidorhinidae
│ └─Burnetiamorpha
└─┬─Eotitanosuchia
└─Eutherapsida
├─Dinocephalia
└─┬─Anomodontia
│ ├─Venyukovioidea
│ └─Dicynodontia
└─Theriodontia
├─Gorgonopsia
└─┬─Therocephalia
└─Cynodontia |
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Ictidorhinus - Dicynodon zone, South Africa. This little animal (skull length about 5 cm) was among the last of the Biarmosuchia. Life reconstruction artwork by Smokeybjb - Wikipedia
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Ictidorhinidae: = Hipposauridae) Hipposaurus, Ictidorhinus, Lycaenodon, Pseudhipposaurus, Rubidgina.
Range: Late Permian of South Africa
Phylogeny: Biarmosuchia: Biarmosuchidae + * ::: Burnetiamorpha
Characters: "incipient" heeled incisors?
Comment: a paraphyletic group according to the cladogram given by Sidor & Welman 2003 pp.639
checked ATW031025; last modified MAK091111