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Ictidochampsa

Extinct genus of therapsids from the Late Permian of South Africa From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ictidochampsa is an extinct genus of therocephalian therapsids from the Late Permian of South Africa. The type species Ictidochampsa platyceps was named by South African paleontologist Robert Broom in 1948 from the Dicynodon Assemblage Zone.[1]

Phylum:Chordata
Clade:Synapsida
Clade:†Therocephalia
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Ictidochampsa
Temporal range: Wuchiapingian
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Synapsida
Clade: Therapsida
Clade: †Therocephalia
Family: †Whaitsiidae
Genus: †Ictidochampsa
Broom, 1948
Type species
†Ictidochampsa platyceps
Broom, 1948
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