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Dianzhongia

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Dianzhongia
Temporal range: Sinemurian, 196.5–189.6 Ma
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Dianzhongia
Type species
Dianzhongia longirostrata
Cui, 1981
Species

D. longirostrata (type species) Cui, 1981

Dianzhongia is a genus of tritylodont therapsid from the Sinemurian (Early Jurassic) of Yunnan, China.[1] Only partial cranial remains from the Zhangjiawa locality of the Lufeng Formation can so far be attributed to this animal.[2] It may be synonymous with the related genus Lufengia.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Palaeos. "Cynodontia: Tritylodontidae." Retrieved from [1]
  2. ^ Fossilworks. "Dianzhongia." Retrieved from [2]