Dinanomodon

Dinanomodon is a genus of dicynodont that lived during the Late Permian (Lopingian) of the South Africa and China. Two species are recognised, D. gilli from the Cistecephalus and Daptocephalus Assemblage Zones of the Balfour Formation, Beaufort Group, in the Karoo Basin of South Africa, and D. guoi from the Gansu Province of China.^[2][3][4][5]

Phylum:Chordata

Clade:Synapsida

Clade:Therapsida

Clade:†Anomodontia

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Dinanomodon Temporal range: Late Permian (Wuchiapingian-Changhsingian) ~256–252 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Skull of Dinanomodon gilli (SAM-PK-K10220) on display in the Iziko South African Museum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Synapsida
Clade:	Therapsida
Clade:	†Anomodontia
Clade:	†Dicynodontia
Infraorder:	†Dicynodontoidea
Genus:	†Dinanomodon Broom 1938
Type species
†Dinanomodon rubidgei Broom, 1938 (Junior synonym of D. gilli)
Species
†D. gilli (Broom, 1932) †D. guoi Shi & Liu, 2025
Synonyms[1]
Synonyms of D. gilli Dicynodon gilli Broom, 1932 Dinanomodon rubidgei Broom, 1938 Dicynodon macrodon Broom 1940 Dicynodon anneae Broom 1940 Dinanomodon gigas Broom 1940 Dicynodon galecephalus Broom & Robinson 1948 Dicynodon whitsonae Toerien 1954

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