Admetophoneus
# Admetophoneus

Admetophoneus is a dubious genus of non-mammalian synapsid from Russia. Its type and only species is Admetophoneus kargalensis.

## History

Admetophoneus was named by the Russian paleontologist Ivan Efremov in 1954, based on some teeth, a fragmentary maxilla, and a $humerus.^{:260}$ It was originally classified as a member of $Brithopodidae.^{:235–236}$ Later, it was classified in $Phthinosuchidae.^{:984–985}$ Recent study, however, has shown that it is a member of Anteosauria, but lacks diagnostic $features.^{:287}$ It is essentially identical to the contemporaneous Titanophoneus, and could be synonymous with it, but its poor preservation means that it cannot be proven.

