Estemmenosuchidae
Extinct family of therapsids / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Estemmenosuchidae is an extinct family of large, very early herbivorous therapsids that flourished during the Guadalupian period. They are distinguished by horn-like structures, probably for display or agonistic behavior. Apart from the best known genus, Estemmenosuchus, the group is poorly known. To date, their fossils are known only from the Perm region of Russia (a region referred to by Russian paleontologists as the Cis-Urals).
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Estemmenosuchidae Temporal range: Wordian | |
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Life restoration of Estemmenosuchus mirabilis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Synapsida |
Clade: | Therapsida |
Suborder: | †Dinocephalia |
Infraorder: | †Tapinocephalia (?) |
Family: | †Estemmenosuchidae Tchudinov, 1960 |
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