Minicynodon

Min-e-sy-no-don.
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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

Minicynodon ‭(‬Small Cynodon‭)‬.

Phonetic

Min-e-sy-no-don.

Named By

J.‭ ‬F.‭ ‬Bonaparte,‭ ‬C.‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Schultz,‭ ‬M.‭ ‬B.‭ ‬Soares‭ & ‬A.‭ ‬G.‭ ‬Martinelli‭ ‬-‭ ‬2010.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Synapsida,‭ ‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Cynodontia, Brasilodontidae.

Diet

Insectivore‭?

Species

M.‭ ‬maieri‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Brazil‭ ‬-Caturrita Formation.

Time Period

Norian of the Triassic.

Fossil representation

Partial skull.

In Depth

       Minicynodon is a genus of small cynodont that lived in South America during the late Triassic.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬La fauna local de Faxinal do Soturno,‭ ‬Tri�sico Tard�o de Rio Grande do Sul,‭ ‬Brasil.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Revista Brasileira de Paleontolog�a‭ ‬13‭(‬3‭)‬:233-246‭ ‬-‭ ‬J.‭ ‬F.‭ ‬Bonaparte,‭ ‬C.‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Schultz,‭ ‬M.‭ ‬B.‭ ‬Soares‭ & ‬A.‭ ‬G.‭ ‬Martinelli‭ ‬-‭ ‬2010.

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