Osteichthyes - Therapsida - Chiniquodontidae
Synonyms: Belesodon magnificus Huene 1936, Probelesodon kitchingi Teixeira 1982, Probelesodon lewisi Romer 1969, Probelesodon minor Romer 1973
Full reference: F. v. Huene. 1936. Lieferung 2. Cynodontia [Part 2. Cynodontia]. Die Fossilen Reptilien des Südamerikanischen Gondwanalandes. Ergebnisse der Sauriergrabungen in Südbrasilien 1928/29 [The Fossil Reptiles of South American Gondwanaland. Results of the Dinosaur Expeditions in southern Brazil 1928/29]. C. H. Beck'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, München 83-160
Belongs to Chiniquodon according to F. Abdala and N. P. Giannini 2002
See also Huene 1936, Romer 1969 and Romer 1969
Sister taxa: Chiniquodon kalanoro, Chiniquodon sanjuanensis
Type specimens:
- Chiniquodon theotonicus: Its type locality is Cynodontier-Sanga (Fundgruppe 1050), Chiniquá, which is in a Ladinian terrestrial horizon in the Santa Maria Formation of Brazil
- Belesodon magnificus: Its type locality is Cynodontier-Sanga (excavation 40), Chiniquá, which is in a Ladinian terrestrial horizon in the Santa Maria Formation of Brazil.
- Probelesodon kitchingi:
- Probelesodon lewisi: MLP 64-XI-14-6. Its type locality is Chañares River, 10 km east, which is in a Ladinian fluvial-lacustrine horizon in the Chañares Formation of Argentina.
- Probelesodon minor:
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