Kembawacela ("iron digger") is an extinct genus of cistecephalid dicynodont from the Late Permian of East Africa. The genus contains two known species, the type species Kembawacela kitchingi from the of Zambia described in 2019, and a second species, K. yajuwayeyi, from the of Malawi described in 2022. Like other cistecephalids, Kembawacela was specialised for a fossorial, burrowing lifestyle similar to modern day moles. It is unique amongst cistecephalids for the presence of a pair of tusks in the upper jaw, characteristic of many other dicynodonts but lost in other cistecephalids. It is likely that Kembawacela was a locally endemic species of cistecephalid in the of Zambia.
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Kembawacela ("iron digger") is an extinct genus of cistecephalid dicynodont from the Late Permian of East Africa. The genus contains two known species, the type species Kembawacela kitchingi from the of Zambia described in 2019, and a second species, K. yajuwayeyi, from the of Malawi described in 2022. Like other cistecephalids, Kembawacela was specialised for a fossorial, burrowing lifestyle similar to modern day moles. It is unique amongst cistecephalids for the presence of a pair of tusks in the upper jaw, characteristic of many other dicynodonts but lost in other cistecephalids. It is likely that Kembawacela was a locally endemic species of cistecephalid in the of Zambia. (en) Kembawacela kitchingi è un terapside estinto, appartenente ai dicinodonti. Visse nel Permiano superiore (circa 259 - 254 milioni di anni fa) e i suoi resti fossili sono stati ritrovati in Zambia. (it) |
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* K. yajuwayeyi (Araújo et al. 2022) (en) |
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Kembawacela ("iron digger") is an extinct genus of cistecephalid dicynodont from the Late Permian of East Africa. The genus contains two known species, the type species Kembawacela kitchingi from the of Zambia described in 2019, and a second species, K. yajuwayeyi, from the of Malawi described in 2022. Like other cistecephalids, Kembawacela was specialised for a fossorial, burrowing lifestyle similar to modern day moles. It is unique amongst cistecephalids for the presence of a pair of tusks in the upper jaw, characteristic of many other dicynodonts but lost in other cistecephalids. It is likely that Kembawacela was a locally endemic species of cistecephalid in the of Zambia. (en) Kembawacela kitchingi è un terapside estinto, appartenente ai dicinodonti. Visse nel Permiano superiore (circa 259 - 254 milioni di anni fa) e i suoi resti fossili sono stati ritrovati in Zambia. (it) |
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Kembawacela kitchingi (it) Kembawacela (en) |
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