†Deccanodon maleriensis Nath and Yadagiri 2007 (cynodont)
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Osteichthyes - Therapsida - Chiniquodontidae
Full reference: T. T. Nath and P. Yadagiri. 2007. A new mammal-like reptile (Cynodontia) from Upper Triassic Maleri Formation of Pranhita-Godavari Valley, Andhra Pradesh. Journal of the Geological Society of India 69:57-60
Belongs to Deccanodon according to T. T. Nath and P. Yadagiri 2007
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: 22/SR/PAL, a tooth (Postcanine tooth). Its type locality is 1 km NNW of Lakshmipuram, which is in a Carnian/Norian terrestrial siliciclastic in the Maleri Formation of India.
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at 1 km NNW of Lakshmipuram
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