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Titanophoneus
Temporal range: Middle Permian
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
clade: Synapsida
Suborder: Dinocephalia
Family: Anteosauridae
Subfamily: Anteosaurinae
Genus: Titanophoneus
Efremov, 1938
Type species
Titanophoneus potens
Efremov, 1938

Titanophoneus is a Dinocephalian Therapsid from middle Permian Russia and It is closely related to Karoo's Anteosaurus. the type species is T. potens.

Description[]

An adult skull would have reached 80 cm with a heavy long snout. The long tail and short limbs show the species to be more primitive than the more advanced Inostrancevia. The structure of the limbs and the density of the bone are designed for a sprawling stance. The temporal opening is more advanced than Estemmenosuchids but less advanced than Inostrancevia. Total length would be 2.85 meters.

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