Extinct genus of therapsids
Struthiocephalus Temporal range: Capitanian,
265–260 Ma
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Life restoration of Struthiocephalus
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Clade :
Synapsida
Clade :
Therapsida
Suborder:
† Dinocephalia
Family:
† Tapinocephalidae
Genus:
† Struthiocephalus Haughton, 1915
Species:
†S. whaitsi
Binomial name
† Struthiocephalus whaitsi Haughton, 1915
Synonyms
Moschosaurus
Struthiocephalellus
Struthiocephaloides
Struthionops
Taurocephalus
Struthiocephalus ("Ostrich Head") is an extinct genus of dinocephalian therapsids from the Permian of South Africa. It was a large animal, reaching 288 kg (635 lb) in body mass.[1]
^ Benoit, Julien; Manger, Paul R.; Norton, Luke; Fernandez, Vincent; Rubidge, Bruce S. (2017). "Synchrotron scanning reveals the palaeoneurology of the head-butting Moschops capensis (Therapsida, Dinocephalia)". PeerJ . 5 : e3496. doi:10.7717/peerj.3496 . PMC 5554600 . PMID 28828230. S2CID 8019159.
Last Update: 2024-04-16T13:34:41Z
Struthiocephalellus is apparently a juvenile of Struthiocephalus . Boonstra showed that the seven named species of Struthiocephalus represent a growth series and are...
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Last Update: 2024-02-20T14:31:46Z
tapinocephalid skull is massively constructed, and either long-snouted (e.g. Struthiocephalus ) or high and short (e.g. Moschops). Very often the top of the head...
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Last Update: 2024-04-03T21:44:31Z
herbivorous, and omnivorous forms. Some, like Keratocephalus, Moschops, Struthiocephalus and Jonkeria were semiaquatic, others, like Anteosaurus, were more...
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Last Update: 2024-04-16T13:36:38Z
Mormosaurus Tapinocaninus Tapinocephalinae Criocephalosaurus Keratocephalus Moschops Riebeeckosaurus Struthiocephalus Tapinocephalus Ulemosaurus...
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Last Update: 2023-08-12T17:23:52Z
Mormosaurus Tapinocaninus Tapinocephalinae Criocephalosaurus Keratocephalus Moschops Riebeeckosaurus Struthiocephalus Tapinocephalus Ulemosaurus...
Word Count : 582
Last Update: 2023-12-30T03:06:53Z
Mormosaurus Tapinocaninus Tapinocephalinae Criocephalosaurus Keratocephalus Moschops Riebeeckosaurus Struthiocephalus Tapinocephalus Ulemosaurus...
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Last Update: 2024-06-12T19:39:20Z
Mormosaurus Tapinocaninus Tapinocephalinae Criocephalosaurus Keratocephalus Moschops Riebeeckosaurus Struthiocephalus Tapinocephalus Ulemosaurus...
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Last Update: 2024-04-21T15:22:10Z
Criocephalosaurus, Mormosaurus, Moschognathus, Moschops, Riebeeckosaurus, Struthiocephalus Struthionops, and Tapinocephalus, the Styracocephalid Styracocephalus...
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Last Update: 2024-04-16T13:37:36Z
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Last Update: 2024-06-12T19:31:32Z
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Last Update: 2021-12-05T03:31:44Z
Mormosaurus Tapinocaninus Tapinocephalinae Criocephalosaurus Keratocephalus Moschops Riebeeckosaurus Struthiocephalus Tapinocephalus Ulemosaurus...
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Last Update: 2024-02-05T20:18:55Z
Mormosaurus Tapinocaninus Tapinocephalinae Criocephalosaurus Keratocephalus Moschops Riebeeckosaurus Struthiocephalus Tapinocephalus Ulemosaurus...
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Last Update: 2024-05-26T12:31:47Z
Mormosaurus Tapinocaninus Tapinocephalinae Criocephalosaurus Keratocephalus Moschops Riebeeckosaurus Struthiocephalus Tapinocephalus Ulemosaurus...
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Last Update: 2023-04-04T22:05:12Z
Mormosaurus Tapinocaninus Tapinocephalinae Criocephalosaurus Keratocephalus Moschops Riebeeckosaurus Struthiocephalus Tapinocephalus Ulemosaurus...
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Last Update: 2024-03-16T12:50:53Z
Mormosaurus Tapinocaninus Tapinocephalinae Criocephalosaurus Keratocephalus Moschops Riebeeckosaurus Struthiocephalus Tapinocephalus Ulemosaurus...
Word Count : 502
Last Update: 2024-04-16T13:35:01Z
Mormosaurus Tapinocaninus Tapinocephalinae Criocephalosaurus Keratocephalus Moschops Riebeeckosaurus Struthiocephalus Tapinocephalus Ulemosaurus...
Word Count : 355
Last Update: 2024-01-06T04:15:08Z
Mormosaurus Tapinocaninus Tapinocephalinae Criocephalosaurus Keratocephalus Moschops Riebeeckosaurus Struthiocephalus Tapinocephalus Ulemosaurus...
Word Count : 1956
Last Update: 2024-04-16T13:33:25Z
Mormosaurus Tapinocaninus Tapinocephalinae Criocephalosaurus Keratocephalus Moschops Riebeeckosaurus Struthiocephalus Tapinocephalus Ulemosaurus...
Word Count : 594
Last Update: 2023-11-25T12:18:00Z
Mormosaurus Tapinocaninus Tapinocephalinae Criocephalosaurus Keratocephalus Moschops Riebeeckosaurus Struthiocephalus Tapinocephalus Ulemosaurus...
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Last Update: 2021-12-05T03:23:28Z
Mormosaurus Tapinocaninus Tapinocephalinae Criocephalosaurus Keratocephalus Moschops Riebeeckosaurus Struthiocephalus Tapinocephalus Ulemosaurus...
Word Count : 94
Last Update: 2023-11-26T00:32:59Z
Mormosaurus Tapinocaninus Tapinocephalinae Criocephalosaurus Keratocephalus Moschops Riebeeckosaurus Struthiocephalus Tapinocephalus Ulemosaurus...
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Last Update: 2024-05-02T01:10:40Z
period reptiles have been found in the area: Pareiasaurus Diictodon Struthiocephalus Fraserburg is situated at an altitude of 1,385 metres (4,544 ft) above...
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Last Update: 2024-06-12T19:45:48Z
Mormosaurus Tapinocaninus Tapinocephalinae Criocephalosaurus Keratocephalus Moschops Riebeeckosaurus Struthiocephalus Tapinocephalus Ulemosaurus...
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Last Update: 2021-12-05T03:30:48Z
Mormosaurus Tapinocaninus Tapinocephalinae Criocephalosaurus Keratocephalus Moschops Riebeeckosaurus Struthiocephalus Tapinocephalus Ulemosaurus...
Word Count : 203
Last Update: 2023-12-14T12:20:55Z
Mormosaurus Tapinocaninus Tapinocephalinae Criocephalosaurus Keratocephalus Moschops Riebeeckosaurus Struthiocephalus Tapinocephalus Ulemosaurus...
Word Count : 153
Last Update: 2021-12-05T03:16:37Z
Mormosaurus Tapinocaninus Tapinocephalinae Criocephalosaurus Keratocephalus Moschops Riebeeckosaurus Struthiocephalus Tapinocephalus Ulemosaurus...
Word Count : 36
Last Update: 2022-12-29T15:17:43Z
Mormosaurus Tapinocaninus Tapinocephalinae Criocephalosaurus Keratocephalus Moschops Riebeeckosaurus Struthiocephalus Tapinocephalus Ulemosaurus...
Word Count : 54
Last Update: 2021-12-05T03:32:07Z
Mormosaurus Tapinocaninus Tapinocephalinae Criocephalosaurus Keratocephalus Moschops Riebeeckosaurus Struthiocephalus Tapinocephalus Ulemosaurus...
Word Count : 28
Last Update: 2024-05-16T23:38:34Z
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Last Update: 2023-11-25T10:56:31Z
Mormosaurus Tapinocaninus Tapinocephalinae Criocephalosaurus Keratocephalus Moschops Riebeeckosaurus Struthiocephalus Tapinocephalus Ulemosaurus...
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