Andescynodon
Extinct genus of cynodonts / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Andescynodon is a genus of traversodontid cynodonts from the Middle Triassic of Argentina. Fossils are known from the Cerro de las Cabras and Cacheutá Formations. Andescynodon is one of the most basal traversodontids. Another traversodontid called Rusconiodon has also been identified from the Cerro de las Cabras Formation but is now considered a junior synonym of Andescynodon.
Quick Facts Andescynodon Temporal range: Middle Triassic, Scientific classification ...
Andescynodon Temporal range: Middle Triassic | |
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Skull cast, Museum of Evolution of Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Synapsida |
Clade: | Therapsida |
Clade: | Cynodontia |
Family: | †Traversodontidae |
Genus: | †Andescynodon Bonaparte 1967 |
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