Diictodontia

The Diictodontia were a group of herbivorous Dicynodonts from the Permian of South Africa. This infraorder comprised three different families; Diictodontidae (the type family), Emydopidae, and Robertiidae.[1]

Diictodonts Temporal range: Middle Permian–Late Permian[1][2] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Robertia, a primitive Diictodont.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Therapsida
Clade:	†Dicynodontia
Clade:	†Diictodontia
Groups
†Diictodontidae (type) Cluver & King, 1983[3] †Anomodon Keyser, 1975[4] †Diictodon (type) Broom, 1913[5] †Emydopidae Cluver & King, 1983[6] †Myosauroides Broom, 1949[7] †Myosaurus Haughton, 1917[8] †Palemydops Broom, 1921[9] †Robertiidae Cluver & King, 1983[10] †Robertia (type) Boonstra, 1948[11]

The clade was named a sub group of the group Dicynodontia by Robert L. Carroll in 1988.[1]

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  A model of the genus Diictodon
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  Myosaurus, an Emydopid
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  A Diictodon fossil

References

1. The Paleobiology Database: Diictodontia
2. Palæos Archived 2006-02-22 at the Wayback Machine
3. The Paleobiology Database: Diictodontidae
4. The Paleobiology Database: Anomodon
5. The Paleobiology Database: Diictodon
6. The Paleobiology Database: Emydopidae
7. The Paleobiology Database: Myosauroides
8. The Paleobiology Database: Myosaurus
9. The Paleobiology Database: Palemydops
10. The Paleobiology Database: Robertiidae
11. The Paleobiology Database: Robertia