Admetophoneus is a dubious genus of non-mammalian synapsid from Russia. Its type and only species is Admetophoneus kargalensis.
| Admetophoneus Temporal range: Middle Permian | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Synapsida |
| Clade: | Therapsida |
| Suborder: | †Dinocephalia |
| Genus: | †Admetophoneus Efremov, 1954 |
| Species: | †A. kargalensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Admetophoneus kargalensis Efremov, 1954 | |
History
Admetophoneus was named by the Russian paleontologist Ivan Efremov in 1954, based on some teeth, a fragmentary maxilla, and a humerus.[1]: 260 It was originally classified as a member of Brithopodidae.[1]: 235–236 Later, it was classified in Phthinosuchidae.[2]: 984–985 Recent study, however, has shown that it is a member of Anteosauria, but lacks diagnostic features.[3]: 287 It is essentially identical to the contemporaneous Titanophoneus, and could be synonymous with it, but its poor preservation means that it cannot be proven.
