Dicynodontia (Noun)
Meaning
A division of Therapsida.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The Dicynodontia is a clade of anomodont therapsids that lived during the Permian and Triassic periods.
- Dicynodontia is characterized by the presence of a pair of tusks in the lower jaw and a beaked mouth.
- The Dicynodontia were herbivores and were among the most diverse and widespread groups of therapsids during the Late Permian.
- Some members of the Dicynodontia, such as Placerias, were large and bulky, while others, such as Diictodon, were smaller and more agile.
- The Dicynodontia went extinct at the end of the Triassic period, likely due to a combination of factors including climate change and competition with other herbivores.