Massetognathus Romer 1967 (cynodont)

Osteichthyes - Therapsida - Traversodontidae

Full reference: A. S. Romer. 1967. The ChaƱares (Argentina) Triassic reptile fauna. III. Two new gomphodonts, Massetognathus pascuali and M. teruggii. Breviora 264:1-25

Parent taxon: Traversodontidae according to A. E. B. Pavanatto et al. 2015

See also Barbarena 1974, Carroll 1988, Martinez et al. 1996 and Romer 1967

Sister taxa: Andescynodon, Arctotraversodon, Colbertosaurus, Dadadon, Etjoia, Exaeretodon, Gomphodontosuchinae, Habayia, Luangwa, Mandagomphodon, Maubeugia, Menadon, Microscalenodon, Nanogomphodon, Paratraversodon, Pascualgnathus, Plinthogomphodon, Protuberum, Rosieria, Ruberodon, Santacruzodon, Scalenodon, Scalenodontinae, Scalenodontoides, Sinognathinae, Siriusgnathus, Theropsodon njalilus, Traversodontinae

Subtaxa: Massetognathus ochagaviae Massetognathus pascuali

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Ecology: herbivore

Distribution:

• Triassic of Argentina (6 collections), Brazil (5)

Total: 11 collections including 12 occurrences

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