Oudenodon: Research Database
Theropoda · Cretaceous · Unknown
Research Note: Oudenodon was a theropoda from the Cretaceous of Unknown, providing important data on prehistoric life and ecosystem dynamics.
| Research Finding | Status | Grade | Year | Method | Citation | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BOTHA ANGIELCZYK 2007: Oudenodon and related taxa Palaeontology | Confirmed | A | 2007 | Fossil | BOTHA ANGIELCZYK, Palaeontology | Taxonomy |
Jasinoski Rayfield Chinsamy 2009: Oudenodon and related taxa The Anatomical Record | Confirmed | B | 2009 | Fossil | Jasinoski Rayfield Chinsamy, The Anatomical Record | Taxonomy |
What We Still Do Not Know About Oudenodon
- Complete skeletal morphology and ecological role.
- Phylogenetic relationships within Theropoda.
- Distribution and evolutionary history.
In Depth
Oudenodon is a genus of dincynodont therapsid from the late Permian that seems to have been quite generalised in its overall development.
Further Reading
- On some reptilian fossils from South Africa. - Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London 16(1):49-62. - Richard Owen - 1859. - An Interactive Approach to Distinguishing the late Permian Dicynodont Species Oudenodon bainii and Tropidostoma microtrema (Therapsida: Anomodontia). Palaeontology vol 50 issue 5 - J. Bootha & K. D. Angielczyk - 2007. - Comparative feeding biomechanics of Lystrosaurus and the generalized dicynodont Oudenodon. - S. C. Jasinoski, E. J. Rayfield & A. Chinsamy - 2009.
