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巨型兽属

巨型兽属
化石时期:268–265 Ma
二叠纪中期
巨型兽的重建图
科学分类 编辑
界: 动物界 Animalia
门: 脊索动物门 Chordata
纲: 合弓纲 Synapsida
演化支 兽孔类 Therapsida
科: 安蒂欧兽科 Anteosauridae
属: 巨型兽属 Titanophoneus
Efremov, 1938
  • 阿达曼巨型兽 T. potens Efremov, 1938
  • 博滕斯巨型兽 T. admanteus
巨型兽以乌勒米龙兽的尸体为食
博滕斯巨型兽的骨架模型
巨型兽的标本

巨型兽(属名:Titanophoneus)意为“巨型杀手”,是种肉食性恐头兽类,是冠鳄兽科的近亲,但生存于冠鳄兽之后500万年,相当于中二叠纪。巨型兽的化石发现于俄罗斯的Isheevo。

巨型兽的头颅骨长65公分至80公分。巨型兽的长尾巴与短四肢,显示牠们是原始的兽孔目,不像更先进的狼蜥兽。四肢结构与骨头密集程度,显示牠们适合四肢往两侧延展的步态。颞颥孔比冠鳄兽科先进,比狼蜥兽原始。巨型兽身长约2.85米。

巨型兽的牙齿很大,上颌有2个犬齿、12个大型门齿、以及不同的小型后齿。下颌与上颌一样,但缺少犬齿。巨型兽的外表令人联想到盘龙目楔齿龙类,例如异齿龙

参考资料

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  • Patricia Vickers-Rich and Thomas H. Rich, The Great Russian Dinosaurs, Guntar Graphics, 1993, p. 36

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