Title
Osteology of Andescynodon (Cynodontia, Traversodontidae) from the Middle Triassic of Argentina
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Series:
American Museum novitates, no. 3674
By
Liu, Jun, 1974-
Powell, Jaime Eduardo.
Type
Book
Material
Published material
Publication info
New York, NY, American Museum of Natural History, c2009
Notes
Caption title.
"November 30, 2009."
All available specimens of Andescynodon mendozensis and Rusconiodon mignonei are examined and restudied, and the latter species is regarded as a junior synonym of the former. The postcranial skeleton of this species is described for the first time; it generally shows primitive features of traversodontids. Andescynodon mendozensis is a small- to medium-sized traversodontid characterized by 9~11 upper postcanines in adults (fewer in larger individuals), the transverse ridge of upper postcanines lying anteriorly on the tooth, paracanine fossa penetrating the skull roof in adult; it is differentiated from Pascualgnathus by relatively flatten skull, shorter and narrower temporal region, presence of four rather than three upper incisors.
Subjects
Andescynodon mendozensis
,
Argentina
,
Paleontology
,
Reptiles, Fossil
,
Skeleton
,
Triassic
Call Number
QL1 .A436 no.3674 2009
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1206/3674.1
OCLC:
472456764
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