Osteology of Andescynodon (Cynodontia, Traversodontidae) from the Middle Triassic of Argentina

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Series: American Museum novitates, no. 3674

By

Liu, Jun, 1974-

Powell, Jaime Eduardo.

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

New York, NY, American Museum of Natural History, c2009

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Caption title.

"November 30, 2009."

All available specimens of Andescynodon mendozensis and Rusconiodon mignonei are examined and restudied, and the latter species is regarded as a junior synonym of the former. The postcranial skeleton of this species is described for the first time; it generally shows primitive features of traversodontids. Andescynodon mendozensis is a small- to medium-sized traversodontid characterized by 9~11 upper postcanines in adults (fewer in larger individuals), the transverse ridge of upper postcanines lying anteriorly on the tooth, paracanine fossa penetrating the skull roof in adult; it is differentiated from Pascualgnathus by relatively flatten skull, shorter and narrower temporal region, presence of four rather than three upper incisors.

Subjects

Andescynodon mendozensis , Argentina , Paleontology , Reptiles, Fossil , Skeleton , Triassic

Call Number

QL1 .A436 no.3674 2009

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1206/3674.1
OCLC: 472456764