Nanogomphodon

Nan-o-gom-foe-don.
By John Stewart
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John Stewart

Paleoecologist

John Stewart is a distinguished paleoecologist whose work has significantly advanced our understanding of prehistoric ecosystems. With over two decades dedicated to unearthing fossils across Asia and Africa

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Stewart, J. (2015, February 2). Nanogomphodon. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/nanogomphodon/

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Name

Nanogomphodon ‭(‬dwarf peg tooth‭)‬.

Phonetic

Nan-o-gom-foe-don.

Named By

J.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Hopson‭ & ‬H.-D.‭ ‬Sues‭ ‬-‭ ‬2006.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Synapsida,‭ ‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Cynodontia,‭ ‬Cynognathia,‭ ‬Gomphodontia,‭ ‬Traversodontidae.

Diet

Herbivore‭?

Species

N.‭ ‬wildi‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Germany‭ ‬-‭ ‬Erfurt Formation.

Time Period

Ladinian of the Triassic.

Fossil representation

Teeth.

In Depth

       Nanogomphodon is a genus of cynodont that lived in Germany during the Mid Triassic.‭ ‬Nanogomphodon is also a tooth taxon on the basis that the only known fossils of the genus are teeth.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A traversodont cynodont from the Middle Triassic‭ (‬Ladinian‭) ‬of Baden-W�rttemberg‭ (‬Germany‭)‬.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Palaeontologische Zeitschrift‭ ‬80‭(‬2‭)‬:124-129.‭ ‬-‭ ‬J.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Hopson‭ & ‬H.-D.‭ ‬Sues‭ ‬-‭ ‬2006.

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