Protheriodon

Pro-feh-ro-don.
By Benjamin Gutierrez
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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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Gutierrez, B. (2014, November 5). Protheriodon. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/protheriodon/

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Name

Protheriodon.

Phonetic

Pro-feh-ro-don.

Named By

J.‭ ‬F.‭ ‬Bonaparte,‭ ‬M.‭ ‬B.‭ ‬Soares‭ & ‬C.‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Schultz‭ ‬-‭ ‬2006.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Synapsida,‭ ‬Therapsida,‭ Cynodontia, ‬Brasilodontidae.

Diet

Carnivore‭?

Species

P.‭ ‬estudianti‭

Size

Preserved skull length‭ ‬44‭ ‬millimetres.

Known locations

Brazil‭ ‬-‭ ‬Santa Maria Formation.

Time Period

Ladinian of the Triassic.

Fossil representation

Partial skull.

In Depth

       Protheriodon is a genus of cynodont that lived in South America during the Triassic and so far is known only from a partial skull.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new non-mammalian cynodont from the Middle Triassic of southern Brazil and its implications for the ancestry of mammals.‭ ‬-‭ ‬The Triassic-Jurassic Terrestrial Transition,‭ ‬New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin‭ ‬37:599-607.‭ ‬-‭ ‬J.‭ ‬F.‭ ‬Bonaparte,‭ ‬M.‭ ‬B.‭ ‬Soares‭ & ‬C.‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Schultz‭ ‬-‭ ‬2006.

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