Dinartamus

Dinartamus is an extinct genus of titanosuchian therapsids.

Dinartamus
Temporal range: Capitanian
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Therapsida
Suborder: Dinocephalia
Family: Titanosuchidae
Genus: Dinartamus
Broom, 1923
Species:
D. vanderbyli
Binomial name
Dinartamus vanderbyli
Broom, 1923

This Genus is only known through poor fossil record, therefore there are few diagnostic characters known which are merely sufficient for classifying it as a titanosuchian.[1]

References

  1. Boonstra, L. D. (1969). "The fauna of the Tapinocephalus zone (Beaufort beds of the Karoo)". Annals of the South African Museum. Cape Town. 56 (1): 37.


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