Acinacodus

Ah-sin-ah-soe-dus.
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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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Name

Acinacodus.

Phonetic

Ah-sin-ah-soe-dus.

Named By

A.‭ ‬V.‭ ‬Lopatin,‭ ‬E.‭ ‬N.‭ ‬Maschenko‭ & ‬A.‭ ‬O.‭ ‬Averianov‭ ‬-‭ ‬2010.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Mammalia,‭ ‬Eutriconodonta,‭ ‬Amphidontidae.

Diet

Insectivore‭?

Species

A.‭ ‬tagaricus‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Russia‭ ‬-‭ ‬Ilek Formation.

Time Period

Barremian/Aptian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial remains.

In Depth

       Acinacodus was a genus of triconodont mammal from the early Cretaceous of Russia.‭ ‬The triconodonts were small mammals lived in a world dominated by the dinosaurs,‭ ‬and were likely hunted by some of them.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new genus of triconodont mammals from the Early Cretaceous of Western Siberia‭ ‬-‭ ‬A.‭ ‬V.‭ ‬Lopatin,‭ ‬E.‭ ‬N.‭ ‬Maschenko‭ & ‬A.‭ ‬O.‭ ‬Averianov‭ ‬-‭ ‬2010.

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