Gomphodontosuchinae
Subfamily of traversodontid cynodonts / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gomphodontosuchinae is a subfamily of Triassic traversodontid cynodonts. It includes the genera Gomphodontosuchus (the type genus), Exaeretodon,[1] Santagnathus,[1] Siriusgnathus,[1] Menadon, Proexaeretodon, Protuberum, Ruberodon and Scalenodontoides.[2][3]
Quick Facts Gomphodontosuchinae Temporal range: Triassic, Scientific classification ...
Gomphodontosuchinae Temporal range: Triassic | |
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Skull of the gomphodontosuchine Exaeretodon | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Synapsida |
Clade: | Therapsida |
Clade: | Cynodontia |
Family: | †Traversodontidae |
Subfamily: | †Gomphodontosuchinae Watson and Romer, 1956 |
Subgroups | |
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Below is a cladogram showing the phylogenetic relationships of gomphodontosuchines from Kammerer et al. (2008):[4]