Kannemeyeria simocephalus (Weithofer, 1888)
Synapsida
Therapsida
Dicynodontia
Kannemeyeriidae
Early-Middle Triassic
Lower part of the Cynognathus az, Beaufort gr (Late Olenekian- Early-Anisian)
South Africa
Length: 3 m
Kannemeyeria was a large dicynodont that possibly had a worldwide distribution. Several species have been described from South Africa, Namibia, Zambia, Argentina, India, Russia and China, although probably not all valid.
May 17, 2015
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