Scalenodontoides Crompton and Ellenberger 1957 (cynodont)

Osteichthyes - Therapsida - Traversodontidae

Synonym: Belesodon Huene 1936

Full reference: A. W. Crompton and F. Ellenberger. 1957. On a new cynodont from the Molteno Beds and the origin of the tritylodontids. Annals of the South African Museum 44:1-14

Parent taxon: Traversodontidae according to B. Battail 2005

See also Carroll 1988 and Crompton and Ellenberger 1957

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

Subtaxa: Scalenodontoides macrodontes

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Type: Scalenodontoides macrodontes

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Triassic of Lesotho (2 collections), South Africa (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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