Trucidocynodon
Extinct genus of cynodonts / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Trucidocynodon is an extinct genus of ecteniniid cynodonts from the Upper Triassic (Carnian) of Brazil.[1] It contains a single species, Trucidocynodon riograndensis. Fossils of Trucidocynodon were discovered in outcrops of the Upper Santa Maria Formation in Paleorrota Geopark, Agudo. Trucidocynodon is one of the most completely known Triassic cynodonts, as its holotype is a nearly complete and fully articulated skeleton.[1]
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Trucidocynodon | |
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Holotype skeleton UFRGS PV-1051-T | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Synapsida |
Clade: | Therapsida |
Clade: | Cynodontia |
Family: | †Ecteniniidae |
Genus: | †Trucidocynodon Oliveira et al. 2010 |
Species: | †T. riograndensis |
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†Trucidocynodon riograndensis Oliveira et al. 2010 | |
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