| Titanophoneus Temporal range: Middle Permian | |
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| 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.
