Titanosuchidae

Titanosuchidae
Temporal range: Middle Permian, 270–260 Ma
Life restoration of Titanosuchus ferox
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Synapsida
Order: Therapsida
Suborder: Dinocephalia
Clade: Titanosuchia
Broom
Family: Titanosuchidae
Broom, 1903
Genera

Titanosuchids are related to other dinocephalians, such as the tapinocephalidae - a group that includes Moschops. The most famous titanosuchids are Jonkeria and Titanosuchus.

Description

The titanosuchids were carnivorous to omnivorous (herbivorous?) tapinocephalid dinocephalians. As with other tapinocephalids, they had thick-skulls probably for head-butting. They had large canine teeth, and their incisors were very strong.

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