Gomphodontosuchus

Name: Gomphodontosuchus.
Phonetic: Gom-foe-dont-o-su-kuss.
Named By: Friedrich von Huene‭ ‬-‭ ‬1928.
Classification: Chordata,‭ ‬Synapsida,‭ ‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Cynodontia.
Species: G.‭ ‬brasiliensis‭ (‬type‭)‬.
Diet: Carnivore.
Size: Detail unavailable.
Known locations: Brazil‭ ‬-‭ ‬Santa Maria Formation‭ (‬Alemoa Member‭)‬.
Time period: Carnian of the Triassic.
Fossil representation: Remains of two individuals.

       Gomphodontosuchus is a genus of cynodont that lived in Brazil during the Carnian stage of the Triassic.

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