Siriusgnathus

In Depth        Siriusgnathus is a genus of cynodont that lived in South America during the Late Triassic. Further Reading -‭ ‬A new Upper Triassic cynodont-bearing fossiliferous site from southern Brazil,‭ ‬with taphonomic remarks and description of a new traversodontid taxon.‭ ‬Journal of South American Earth Sciences‭ ‬88:179-196.‭ ‬-‭ ‬A.‭ ‬E.‭ ‬B.‭ ‬Pavanatto,‭ ‬F.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Pretto,‭ … Read more

Scalenodon

In Depth        Scalenodon is a genus of cynodont that lived during the mid Triassic. Further Reading -‭ ‬On some Triassic cynodonts from Tanganyika.‭ ‬Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London‭ ‬125:617-669.‭ ‬-‭ ‬A.‭ ‬W.‭ ‬Crompton‭ ‬-‭ ‬1955. -‭ ‬Cynodonts of Gondwanan habit in the Middle Triassic of the USSR.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Paleontological Journal.‭ ‬2:‭ ‬200‭–‬205.‭ ‬-‭ … Read more

Etjoia

In Depth        Etjoia is a genus of traversodontid cynodont that lived in Africa during the Triassic.‭ ‬Like other traversodontids,‭ ‬Etjoia is expected to have been herbivorous. Further Reading -‭ ‬A new traversodontid cynodont with a peculiar postcanine dentition from the Middle/Late Triassic of Namibia and dental evolution in basal gomphodonts.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Systematic Palaeontology.‭ … Read more