Andescynodon mendozensis Bonaparte 1969 (cynodont)

Osteichthyes - Therapsida - Traversodontidae

Synonym: Rusconiodon mignonei Bonaparte 1970

Full reference: J. F. Bonaparte. 1969. Dos nuevas "faunas" de reptiles triasicos de Argentina [Two new reptilian "faunas" of the Argentine Triassic]. Gondwana Stratigraphy (IUGS Symposium, Buenos Aires) 2:283-306

Belongs to Andescynodon according to J. Liu and J. Powell 2009

See also Barbarena 1974 and Bonaparte 1969

Sister taxa: none

Type specimens:

  • Andescynodon mendozensis: PVL 3833, a partial skull. Its type locality is 5 km west of Villa de Potrerillos, which is in an Anisian terrestrial horizon in the Cerro de Las Cabras Formation of Argentina.
  • Rusconiodon mignonei: Its type locality is 5 km west of Villa de Potrerillos, which is in an Anisian terrestrial horizon in the Cerro de Las Cabras Formation of Argentina.

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Triassic of Argentina (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences

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