Exaeretodon argentinus Bonaparte 1962 (cynodont)

Osteichthyes - Therapsida - Traversodontidae

Invalid subtaxa: Belesodon argentinus Cabrera 1943 [replaced name], Exaeretodon frenguellii Cabrera 1954, Ischignathus sudamericanus Bonaparte 1963, Proexaeretodon vincei Bonaparte 1963

Belongs to Exaeretodon according to Bonaparte 1962

See also Barbarena 1974 and Hopson and Kitching 1972

Sister taxa: Exaeretodon major, Exaeretodon riograndensis, Exaeretodon statisticae

Type specimens:

  • Exaeretodon argentinus: MLP 42-VII-14-2
  • Belesodon argentinus:
  • Exaeretodon frenguellii:
  • Ischignathus sudamericanus: PVL 2564, a partial skull.
  • Proexaeretodon vincei: PVL 2565, a partial skull.

Ecology: herbivore

Distribution:

• Triassic of Argentina (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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