# Basilodon

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Extinct genus of dicynodonts

Basilodon Temporal range: Late Permian ~259–254 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Basilodon woodwardi Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Clade: Synapsida Clade: Therapsida Clade: †Anomodontia Clade: †Dicynodontia Family: †Lystrosauridae Genus: †Basilodon Kammerer et al. 2011 Type species †Basilodon woodwardi (Broom, 1921) Synonyms Dicynodon woodwardi Broom, 1921

***Basilodon*** is an extinct genus of [dicynodont](/source/Dicynodont) [therapsid](/source/Therapsid).[1] The [type species](/source/Type_species), *Basilodon woodwardi* was originally named in 1921 as *[Dicynodon](/source/Dicynodon) woodwardi*. Fossils have been found in the [*Cistecephalus* Assemblage Zone](/source/Cistecephalus_Assemblage_Zone) and [*Dicynodon* Assemblage Zone](/source/Dicynodon_Assemblage_Zone) of the [Balfour Formation](/source/Balfour_Formation) of the [Beaufort Group](/source/Beaufort_Group) in [South Africa](/source/South_Africa).

## References

- [Paleontology portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Paleontology)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-KAF11_1-0)** Kammerer, C.F.; Angielczyk, K.D.; Fröbisch, J. (2011). "A comprehensive taxonomic revision of Dicynodon (Therapsida, Anomodontia) and its implications for dicynodont phylogeny, biogeography, and biostratigraphy". *Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology*. **31** (Suppl. 1): 1–158. [Bibcode](/source/Bibcode_(identifier)):[2011JVPal..31S...1K](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011JVPal..31S...1K). [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1080/02724634.2011.627074](https://doi.org/10.1080%2F02724634.2011.627074). [S2CID](/source/S2CID_(identifier)) [84987497](https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:84987497).

v t e Anomodontia Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Clade: Synapsida Clade: Therapsida Synapsida see Synapsida Anomodontia see below↓ Anomodontia Anomodontia Biseridens Novocynodon? Parasilvia Anomocephaloidea Anomocephalus Tiarajudens Venyukovioidea Otsheria Parasuminia Suminia Ulemica Venyukovia Chainosauria Galechirus Galeops Galepus Patranomodon Anomocephaloidea? Dicynodontia see below↓ Dicynodontia Dicynodontia Brachyprosopus Colobodectes Eodicynodon Lanthanostegus Nyaphulia Pristerodon Pylaecephalidae Diictodon Eosimops Prosictodon Robertia Endothiodontia Abajudon Endothiodon Niassodon Therochelonia Emydopoidea Digalodon Emydorhinus? Palemydops? Emydopidae Compsodon Emydops Myosauridae Myosauroides Myosaurus Kingoriidae Dicynodontoides Kombuisia Rastodon Thliptosaurus? Cistecephalidae Cistecephaloides Cistecephalus Kawingasaurus Kembawacela Sauroscaptor Bidentalia see below↓ Bidentalia Bidentalia Daqingshanodon Idelesaurus Keyseria Mdomowabata Odontocyclops Syops Elphidae Elph Interpresosaurus Katumbia Geikiidae Aulacephalodon Bulbasaurus Geikia Pelanomodon Oudenodontidae Australobarbarus Oudenodon Tropidostoma Rhachiocephalidae Kitchinganomodon Rhachiocephalus Dicynodontoidea Counillonia Daptocephalus Delectosaurus Dicynodon Dinanomodon Gordonia Kunpania Peramodon Repelinosaurus Taoheodon Turfanodon Vivaxosaurus Lystrosauridae Basilodon? Euptychognathus? Jimusaria? Kwazulusaurus Lystrosauravus Madumabisa Lystrosaurus Sintocephalus? Kannemeyeriiformes see below↓ Kannemeyeriiformes Kannemeyeriiformes Angonisaurus Dinodontosaurus Elephantosaurus Woznikella Shansiodontidae Shansiodon Tetragonias Vinceria Rhinodicynodon Kannemeyeriidae Acratophorus Dolichuranus Kannemeyeria Parakannemeyeria Rabidosaurus Rechnisaurus Rhadiodromus Shaanbeikannemeyeria Sinokannemeyeria Uralokannemeyeria Wadiasaurus Xiyukannemeyeria Stahleckeriidae Sungeodon Placeriinae Argodicynodon Lisowicia Moghreberia Pentasaurus Placerias Zambiasaurus Stahleckeriinae Eubrachiosaurus Ischigualastia Jachaleria Sangusaurus Stahleckeria Ufudocyclops Other articles Nomina dubia Azarifeneria Baiopsis Calleonasus Chelyoposaurus Cristonasus Diaelurodon Dicranozygoma Elatosaurus Eurycarpus Haughtoniana Keirognathus Koupia Nasoplanites Opisthoctenodon Parvobestiola Planitorostris Platypodosaurus Putillosaurus Taognathus Paraphyletic groups Cryptodontia? Dromasauria

Taxon identifiers Basilodon Wikidata: Q4867468 GBIF: 8466781 IRMNG: 1480133 Open Tree of Life: 6148803 Paleobiology Database: 298024

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