Polonodon

Po-lon-o-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. (2015, October 28). Polonodon. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/polonodon/

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Name

Polonodon.

Phonetic

Po-lon-o-don.

Named By

Tomasz Sulej,‭ ‬Grzegorz Niedźwiedzki,‭ ‬Mateusz Tałanda,‭ ‬Dawid Dr�żdż‭ & ‬Ewa Hara‭ ‬-‭ ‬2018.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Synapsida,‭ ‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Cynodontia.

Diet

Uncertain.

Species

P.‭ ‬woznikiensis‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Poland.

Time Period

Late Triassic.

Fossil representation

Tooth.

In Depth

       Polonodon is a genus of cynodont that lived in Poland during the Late Triassic.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new early Late Triassic non-mammaliaform eucynodont from Poland.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Historical Biology‭ ‬-‭ ‬Tomasz Sulej,‭ ‬Grzegorz Niedźwiedzki,‭ ‬Mateusz Tałanda,‭ ‬Dawid Dr�żdż‭ & ‬Ewa Hara‭ ‬-‭ ‬2018.

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