Aleodon
Sign in to saveAleodon is an extinct genus of cynodonts that lived from the Middle to Late Triassic. Relatively few analyses have been conducted to identify the phylogenetic placement of Aleodon, although some have placed it as a sister taxon to Chiniquodon. Two species of Aleodon are recognized: A. brachyrhamphus which was discovered in Tanzania, and A. cromptoni which was discovered most recently in Brazil.
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Discovery and classification
- Description
- Dentition
- Skull
- Geological/Paleoenvironmental information
- Manda Formation (Tanzania)
- Omingonde Formation (Namibia)
- Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil)
- References
Aleodon is an extinct genus of cynodonts that lived from the Middle to Late Triassic. Relatively few analyses have been conducted to identify the phylogenetic placement of Aleodon, although some have placed it as a sister taxon to Chiniquodon. Two species of Aleodon are recognized: A. brachyrhamphus which was discovered in Tanzania, and A. cromptoni which was discovered most recently in Brazil.
The name for the genus Aleodon was created when Alfred W. "Fuzz" Crompton initially discovered the type species, Aleodon brachyrhamphus. The genus name, "Aleodon" referred to the grinding nature of the postcanine teeth, while "brachyrhamphus" referred to the relatively short snout of the specimen. The most recently discovered species, A. cromptoni was named after Crompton.
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