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Dinodontosaurus Temporal range: Middle Triassic–Late Triassic |
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| Mounted Dinodontosaurus skeleton | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Synapsida |
| Order: | Therapsida |
| Suborder: | Anomodontia |
| Infraorder: | Dicynodontia |
| Family: | Kannemeyeriidae |
| Genus: |
Dinodontosaurus Romer, 1943 |
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Dinodontosaurus (meaning "terrible-toothed lizard") is a genus of dicynodont therapsid. It was one of the largest herbivores of the Triassic (about 2.4 m long and weighing a few hundred pounds) and had a beak corneum. It lived in the Middle Triassic but disappeared in the Upper Triassic.