Tapinocaninus
Extinct genus of therapsids / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tapinocaninus (Greek for "humble"- tapino, and "canine"- caninus) is an extinct genus of therapsids in the family Tapinocephalidae, of which it is the most basal member. Only one species is known, Tapinocaninus pamelae (meaning "Pam's humble canine"). The species is named in honor of Rubidge's mother, Pam.[1] Fossils have been found dating from the Middle Permian (Wordian age).
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Tapinocaninus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Synapsida |
Clade: | Therapsida |
Suborder: | †Dinocephalia |
Family: | †Tapinocephalidae |
Subfamily: | †Tapinocanininae |
Genus: | †Tapinocaninus Rubidge, 1991 |
Species: | †T. pamelae |
Binomial name | |
†Tapinocaninus pamelae Rubidge, 1991 | |
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