''Molybdopygus'' is an extinct
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
estemmenosuchid
Estemmenosuchidae is an extinct Family (biology), family of large, very early herbivore, herbivorous therapsids that flourished during the Guadalupian period. They are distinguished by horn-like structures, probably for Animal communication, disp ...
dinocephalians from the
Middle Permian
The Guadalupian is the second and middle series/epoch of the Permian. The Guadalupian was preceded by the Cisuralian and followed by the Lopingian. It is named after the Guadalupe Mountains of New Mexico and Texas, and dates between 272.95 ± 0. ...
of
Russia
Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, and extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones, sharing Borders ...
. It is known from a single pelvis.
See also
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List of therapsids
This list of therapsids is an attempt to create a comprehensive listing of all Genus, genera that have ever been included in the Therapsida excluding mammals and purely vernacular terms. The list includes all commonly accepted genera, but also gene ...
References
The main groups of non-mammalian synapsids at Mikko's Phylogeny Archive
Tapinocephalia
Prehistoric therapsid genera
Extinct animals of Russia
Fossil taxa described in 1964
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