Abdalodon

Ab-dal-o-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. (2012, February 16). Abdalodon. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/abdalodon/

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Name

Abdalodon ‭(‬Abdala's Tooth‭).

Phonetic

Ab-dal-o-don.

Named By

C.‭ ‬F.‭ ‬Kammerer‭ ‬-‭ ‬2016.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Cynodontia,‭ ‬Charassognathidae.

Diet

Uncertain,‭ ‬but probable insectivore/carnivore.

Species

A.‭ ‬diastematicus‭

Size

Skull roughly about‭ ‬6‭ ‬centimetres long.‭ ‬Body length uncertain.

Known locations

South Africa.

Time Period

Late Permian.

Fossil representation

Partial skull.

In Depth

       Known from a partial skull initially thought‭ ‬to belong to the Procynosuchus‭ ‬genus,‭ ‬Abdalodon was defined as a distinct genus in‭ ‬2016.‭ ‬Abdalodon was named in honour of palaeontologist Fernando Abdala,‭ ‬in recognition of their work on cynodonts.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new taxon of cynodont from the Tropidostoma Assemblage Zone‭ (‬Upper Permian‭) ‬of South Africa,‭ ‬and the early evolution of Cynodontia.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Papers in Palaeontology‭ ‬2‭(‬3‭)‬:387-397.‭ ‬-‭ ‬C.‭ ‬F.‭ ‬Kammerer‭ ‬-‭ ‬2016.

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