Saurodesmus Seeley 1891 (cynodont)

Osteichthyes - Therapsida - Tritylodontidae

Full reference: H. G. Seeley. 1891. On Saurodesmus robertsoni (Seeley), a crocodilian reptile from the Rhaetic of Linesfield, in Elgin. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London 47:166-170

Parent taxon: Tritylodontidae according to T. Szczygielski et al. 2024

See also Joyce 2017 and Seeley 1891

Sister taxa: Archaeodon, Bienotherium, Bienotheroides, Bocatherium, Chalepotherium, Dianzhongia, Dinnebitodon, Kayentatherium, Likhoelia, Lufengia, Montirictus, Nuurtherium, Oligokyphus, Polistodon, Shartegodon, Stereognathus, Tritylodon, Tritylodontoides, Yuanotherium, Yunnanodon

Subtaxa: Saurodesmus robertsoni

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Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Linksfield (Jurassic of the United Kingdom)

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