Kannemeyeriiformes
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Kannemeyeriiformes is a group of Triassic
dicynodont
s. Four families have been included in the group: Kannemeyeriidae
, Shansiiodontidae, Stahleckeriidae, and Dinodontosauridae. Occasionally some of these families are not recognized, with most kannemeyeriiforms being placed in Kannemeyeriidae.
Triassic
The Triassic is a geologic period and system that extends from about 250 to 200 Mya . As the first period of the Mesozoic Era, the Triassic follows the Permian and is followed by the Jurassic. Both the start and end of the Triassic are marked by major extinction events...
dicynodont
Dicynodont
Dicynodontia is a taxon of anomodont therapsids or mammal-like reptiles. Dicynodonts were small to large herbivorous animals with two tusks, hence their name, which means 'two dog tooth'...
s. Four families have been included in the group: Kannemeyeriidae
Kannemeyeriidae
Kannemeyeriidae is a family of large, stocky, beaked and sometimes tusked dicynodonts. They were the dominant large terrestrial herbivores through most of the Triassic period...
, Shansiiodontidae, Stahleckeriidae, and Dinodontosauridae. Occasionally some of these families are not recognized, with most kannemeyeriiforms being placed in Kannemeyeriidae.