Ecteninion

Ek-ten-ne-ne-on.
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Name

Ecteninion.

Phonetic

Ek-ten-ne-ne-on.

Named By

R.‭ ‬N.‭ ‬Martinez,‭ ‬C.‭ ‬L.‭ ‬May‭ & ‬C.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Forster‭ ‬-‭ ‬1996.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Synapsida,‭ ‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Cynodontia,‭ ‬Ecteniniidae.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

E.‭ ‬lunensis‭

Size

Skull about‭ ‬11‭ ‬centimetres long.

Known locations

Argentina‭ ‬-‭ ‬Ischigualasto Formation.

Time Period

Late Triassic.

Fossil representation

Skull.

In Depth

       Ecteninion is a genus of cynodont that lived in South America during the late Triassic.‭ ‬Ecteninion is also the type genus of the Ecteniniidae group of cynodonts which includes genera such as Diegocanis and the huge Trucidocynodon.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new carnivorous cynodont from the Ischigualasto Formation‭ (‬Late Triassic,‭ ‬Argentina‭)‬,‭ ‬with comments on eucynodont phylogeny.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology‭ ‬16‭(‬2‭)‬:271-284.‭ ‬-‭ ‬R.‭ ‬N.‭ ‬Martinez,‭ ‬C.‭ ‬L.‭ ‬May‭ & ‬C.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Forster‭ ‬-‭ ‬1996.

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