Kataigidodon

Ka-tay-ge-do-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. (2013, July 27). Kataigidodon. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/kataigidodon/

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Name

Kataigidodon ‭(‬thunderstorm tooth‭)‬.

Phonetic

Ka-tay-ge-do-don.

Named By

B.‭ ‬T.‭ ‬Kligman,‭ ‬A.‭ ‬D.‭ ‬Marsh,‭ ‬H.‭ ‬D.‭ ‬Sues‭ & ‬C.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Sidor‭ ‬-‭ ‬2020.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Cynodontia,‭ ‬Eucynodontia.

Diet

Insectivore‭?

Species

K.‭ ‬venetus‭

Size

Unavailable due to lack of fossil remains.

Known locations

USA,‭ ‬Arizona‭ ‬-‭ ‬Chinle Formation.

Time Period

Late Triassic.

Fossil representation

Partial dentary.

In Depth

       Kataigidodon is a genus of cynodont that lived in North America during the Triassic.

Further reading

-‭ ‬A new non-mammalian eucynodont from the Chinle Formation‭ (‬Triassic:‭ ‬Norian‭)‬,‭ ‬and implications for the early Mesozoic equatorial cynodont record.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Biological Letters.‭ ‬-‭ ‬B.‭ ‬T.‭ ‬Kligman,‭ ‬A.‭ ‬D.‭ ‬Marsh,‭ ‬H.‭ ‬D.‭ ‬Sues‭ & ‬C.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Sidor‭ ‬-‭ ‬2020.

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