Santacruzodon

San-tah-cru-zo-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. (2016, March 16). Santacruzodon. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/santacruzodon/

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Name

Santacruzodon ‭(‬Santa Cruz tooth‭)‬.

Phonetic

San-tah-cru-zo-don.

Named By

F.‭ ‬Abdala‭ & ‬A.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Ribeiro‭ ‬-‭ ‬2003.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Synapsia,‭ ‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Cynodontia,‭ ‬Traversodontidae,‭ ‬Massetognathinae.

Diet

Ominvore‭?

Species

S.‭ ‬hopsoni

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Brazil‭ ‬-‭ ‬Santa Maria Formation.

Time Period

Carnian of the Triassic.

Fossil representation

Partial remains.

In Depth

       Santacruzodon is a genus of cynodont that lived in what is now Brazil during the Triassic.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new traversodontid cynodont from the Santa Maria Formation‭ (‬Ladinian-Carnian‭) ‬of southern Brazil,‭ ‬with a phylogenetic analysis of Gondwanan traversodontids.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society‭ ‬139:529-545.‭ ‬-‭ ‬F.‭ ‬Abdala‭ & ‬A.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Ribeiro‭ ‬-‭ ‬2003.

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