†Dinodontosaurus brevirostris Cox 1968 (dicynodont)
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Synonyms: Chanaria platyceps Cox 1968, Dinodontosaurus platygnathus Cox 1968, Jachaleria platygnathus Cox 1968
Full reference: C. B. Cox. 1968. The Chañares (Argentina) Triassic reptile fauna. IV. The dicynodont fauna. Breviora 295:1-27
Belongs to Dinodontosaurus according to C. F. Kammerer and M. A. Ordoñez 2021
See also Cox 1968, Fröbisch 2009 and Lucas and Harris 1996
Sister taxon: Dinodontosaurus tener
Type specimens:
- Dinodontosaurus brevirostris: Museo de la Plata 65-XI-14-4, a skull. Its type locality is Chañares River, 6 miles east, which is in a Ladinian fluvial-lacustrine horizon in the Chañares Formation of Argentina.
- Chanaria platyceps: Museo de la Plata 65-XI-14-3, a skull. Its type locality is Chañares River, 6 miles east, which is in a Ladinian fluvial-lacustrine horizon in the Chañares Formation of Argentina.
- Dinodontosaurus platygnathus: Museo de la Plata 65-XI-14-5, a partial skull. Its type locality is Gualo River, 1.25 miles NNW, which is in a Ladinian fluvial-lacustrine horizon in the Chañares Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: herbivore
Distribution:
• Triassic to Cretaceous of Argentina (1 collection)
• Triassic of Argentina (2)
Total: 3 collections including 5 occurrences
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