Deccanodon maleriensis Nath and Yadagiri 2007 (cynodont)

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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