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Diademodontidae

Diademodontidae
Temporal range: Early - Late Triassic
Diademodon mastacus.jpg
Skull of the diademodontid Diademodon tetragonus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Order: Therapsida
Suborder: Cynodontia
Stem group: Gomphodontia
Family: Diademodontidae
Haughton, 1925

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. The Chinese genera Hazhenia and Ordosiodon have also been included in the family, but were more recently identified as baurioid therocephalians. Remains of a diademodontid have been discovered in the Early Triassic Fremouw Formation in Antarctica.


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