Scalenodon

Sca-len-o-don.
By Nisha Yadav
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Nisha Yadav

Physicist

Nisha Yadav is a dedicated physicist whose work bridges the gap between physics and paleontology. With a deep interest in the processes that preserve ancient life, she explores how physical principles govern fossilization and the preservation of extinct species.

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Yadav, N. (2016, February 10). Scalenodon. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/scalenodon/

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Name

Scalenodon.

Phonetic

Sca-len-o-don.

Named By

A.‭ ‬W.‭ ‬Crompton‭ ‬-‭ ‬1955.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Cynodontia,‭ ‬Traversodontidae.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

‭ ‬S.‭ ‬angustifrons‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Africa.‭ ‬Russia.

Time Period

Mid Triassic.

Fossil representation

Partial remains of several individuals.

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.‭ ‬-‭ ‬L/‭ ‬P/‭ ‬Tatarinov‭ ‬-‭ ‬1973. -‭ ‬A new gomphodont cynodont‭ (‬Traversodontidae‭) ‬from the Middle–Late Triassic Dinodontosaurus Assemblage Zone of the Santa Maria Supersequence,‭ ‬Brazil.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Palaeontology‭ ‬60‭(‬4‭)‬:571-582.‭ ‬-‭ ‬T.‭ ‬P.‭ ‬Melo,‭ ‬A.‭ ‬G.‭ ‬Martinelli‭ & ‬M.‭ ‬B.‭ ‬Soares‭ ‬-‭ ‬2017.

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