Aleodon cromptoni Martinelli et al. 2017 (cynodont)

Osteichthyes - Therapsida

Full reference: A. G. Martinelli, C. F. Kammerer, T. P. Melo, V. D. Paes Neto, A. M. Ribeiro, A. A. S. Da-Rosa, C. L. Schultz and M. B. Soares. 2017. The African cynodont Aleodon (Cynodontia, Probainognathia) in the Triassic of southern Brazil and its biostratigraphic significance. PLoS ONE 12(6):e0177948

Belongs to Aleodon according to A. G. Martinelli et al. 2017

Sister taxon: Aleodon brachyrhamphus

Type specimen: MPDC-501-117 (right partial maxilla with broken canine and the first seven postcanines). Its type locality is Vale Verde site, which is in a Ladinian/Carnian terrestrial horizon in Brazil.

Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Triassic of Brazil (4 collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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