dicynodont
noun
di·cyn·o·dont
(ˌ)dī-ˈsi-nō-ˌdänt 
-ˈsī-
: any of a suborder (Dicynodontia) of small, herbivorous, therapsid vertebrates with reduced dentition
dicynodont
adjective
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While dicynodonts and humans never overlapped on the planet, dicynodont fossils have been found everywhere in the Karoo.
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Discover Magazine, 18 Oct. 2024
The parallels in the drawing to the dicynodont fossils are striking.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 19 Sep. 2024
Pentasaurus goggai, the Late Triassic dicynodont from South Africa that many paleontologists thought couldn’t be.
—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 14 Mar. 2018
To work out how these animals evolved their tusks, Dr. Whitney and her colleagues collected bone samples from 10 dicynodont species, among them the tiny, big-eyed Diictodon and the tank-like Lystrosaurus.
—New York Times, 28 Oct. 2021
Examining the dicynodont skulls, the team found that a shift occurred midway through the group’s evolution: the appearance of soft tissue attachments supporting the teeth, akin to the ligaments present in modern mammals.
—New York Times, 28 Oct. 2021
This included the dicynodonts, of which the new species is a member, and other ancient relatives of mammals.
—John Wenz, Popular Mechanics, 22 Nov. 2018
The creature, given the scientific name Lisowicia bojani, belongs to the dicynodonts, which were some of the first large herbivores.
—John Wenz, Popular Mechanics, 22 Nov. 2018
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Discover Magazine, 18 Oct. 2024
The parallels in the drawing to the dicynodont fossils are striking.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 19 Sep. 2024
Pentasaurus goggai, the Late Triassic dicynodont from South Africa that many paleontologists thought couldn’t be.
—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 14 Mar. 2018
To work out how these animals evolved their tusks, Dr. Whitney and her colleagues collected bone samples from 10 dicynodont species, among them the tiny, big-eyed Diictodon and the tank-like Lystrosaurus.
—New York Times, 28 Oct. 2021
Examining the dicynodont skulls, the team found that a shift occurred midway through the group’s evolution: the appearance of soft tissue attachments supporting the teeth, akin to the ligaments present in modern mammals.
—New York Times, 28 Oct. 2021
This included the dicynodonts, of which the new species is a member, and other ancient relatives of mammals.
—John Wenz, Popular Mechanics, 22 Nov. 2018
The creature, given the scientific name Lisowicia bojani, belongs to the dicynodonts, which were some of the first large herbivores.
—John Wenz, Popular Mechanics, 22 Nov. 2018
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“Dicynodont.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dicynodont. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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