Gomphodontosuchus

Summary

Gomphodontosuchus is an extinct genus of cynodonts. It was created to describe the species Gomphodontosuchus brasiliensis.

Gomphodontosuchus
Temporal range: Late Triassic
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Synapsida
Clade: Therapsida
Clade: Cynodontia
Family: Traversodontidae
Subfamily: Gomphodontosuchinae
Genus: Gomphodontosuchus
von Huene, 1928
Type species
Gomphodontosuchus brasiliensis
von Huene, 1928

Species edit

Gomphodontosuchus brasiliensis was collected in 1927 and named in 1928 by Friedrich von Huene in the Santa Maria Formation, the Geopark of Paleorrota, Brazil.

References edit

  • Paleobiology Database 39207
  • Paleobiology Database 100826
  • UNVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RIO GRANDE DO SUL(in Portuguese)