Titanosuchidae
Extinct family of therapsids / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Titanosuchidae is an extinct family of dinocephalians.
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Titanosuchidae | |
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Life restoration of Titanosuchus ferox | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Synapsida |
Clade: | Therapsida |
Suborder: | †Dinocephalia |
Clade: | †Titanosuchia Broom |
Family: | †Titanosuchidae Broom, 1903 |
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The titanosuchids were carnivorous to omnivorous (herbivorous?) tapinocephalians. As with other tapinocephalians, they had thick skulls probably for head-butting. They had large canine teeth, and their incisors were very strong.
They are related to other dinocephalians, such as the Tapinocephalidae - a group that includes Moschops. The most famous titanosuchids are Jonkeria and Titanosuchus.