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Dicynodon FACT FILE
NAME: Dicynodon means “two
(dye-SINE-oh-don) dog-teeth” PERMIAN PERIOD
Say it!
Dicynodon looked like a pig! How big am I? WEIGHT: 24 pounds (11 kg)
FOOD: plants and roots
It had a bulky body, It had strong legs. HABITAT: most lived on land,
4 ft (1.2 m) but a few lived in the water.
Its large teeth could break off plants.
Piglike body shape safe from meat-eaters.
MINI FACTS
Dicynodon lived in
groups. This kept it
Horny beak, used
to bite plants Short tail First found in ...
South Africa, 1845
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