Diademodontidae Explained

Diademodontidae is an extinct family of Triassic gomphodonts. The best-known genus is Diademodon from South Africa. Titanogomphodon from Namibia may also be a member of Diademodontidae.^[1] The Chinese genera Hazhenia and Ordosiodon have also been included in the family, but were more recently identified as baurioid therocephalians.^[2] Remains of a diademodontid were reported in the Early-Middle Triassic Fremouw Formation in Antarctica,^[3] but that specimen was later referred to the trirachodontid Impidens.

Notes and References

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2. Sun . A. . 1991 . A review of Chinese therocephalian reptiles . Vertebrata PalAsiatica. 29 . 2 . 85–94 .
3. Hammer . W. R. . 10.1080/02724634.1995.10011210 . New Therapsids from the Upper Fremouw Formation (Triassic) of Antarctica . Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology . 15 . 105–112 . 1995 .