Digalodon

Digalodon is an extinct genus of kistecephalian dicynodont, known from the Karoo Basin of South Africa and the Upper Madumabisa Mudstone Formation of Zambia.^[1] Originally given a sparse description in 1948,^[2] for a time it was considered synonymous with other dicynodonts as a small juvenile individual of a larger genus, such as Aulacephalodon^[3] or Dicynodontoides;^[4] however it has since been recognized as a distinct species.^[5]

Digalodon Temporal range: Cistecephalus Assemblage Zone?
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Synapsida
Clade:	Therapsida
Suborder:	†Anomodontia
Clade:	†Dicynodontia
Genus:	†Digalodon Broom & Robinson, 1948
Species:	†D. rubidgei
Binomial name
†Digalodon rubidgei Broom and Robinson, 1948

See also

• List of therapsids

References

1. Angielczyk, Kennth D. (2019). "First occurrence of the dicynodont Digalodon (Therapsida, Anomodontia) from the Lopingian upper Madumabisa Mudstone Formation, Luangwa Basin, Zambia". Palaeontologia Africana. 53: 219–225. ISSN 2410-4418.
2. Broom, R.; Robinson, J.T. (1948). "Some new fossil reptiles from the Karoo Beds of South Africa". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 118 (2): 392–407. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1948.tb00384.x.
3. King, G.M. (1988). "Anomodontia". In Wellnhofer, P. (ed.). Handbuch der Paläoherpetologie. Stuttgart: Gustav Fischer. ISBN 0895742500.
4. Brink, A.S. (1986). Illustrated bibliographic catalogue of the Synapsida. Geological Survey of South Africa Handbook. Vol. 10. Pretoria. ISBN 0621117889.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
5. Kammerer, C.F.; Angielczyk, K.D.; Fröbisch, J. (2015). "Redescription of Digalodon rubidgei, an emydopoid dicynodont (Therapsida, Anomodontia) from the Late Permian of South Africa". Fossil Record. 18 (1): 43–55. Bibcode:2015FossR..18...43K. doi:10.5194/fr-18-43-2015.