Rewaconodon

Rew-ah-kon-o-don.
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Name

Rewaconodon.

Phonetic

Rew-ah-kon-o-don.

Named By

P.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Datta,‭ ‬D.‭ ‬P.‭ ‬Das,‭ & ‬Z.-X.‭ ‬Luo‭ ‬-‭ ‬2004.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Synapsida,‭ ‬Mammalia,‭ ‬Dromatheriidae.

Diet

Uncertain.

Species

R.‭ ‬tikiensis‭

Size

Uncertain.

Known locations

India‭ ‬-‭ ‬Tiki Formation.‭ ‬USA,‭ ‬Texas‭ ‬-‭ ‬Tecovas Formation.

Time Period

Carnian to Norian of the Triassic.

Fossil representation

Tooth.

In Depth

       Rewaconodon is a little known genus of mammal that lived in Indian during the late Triassic,‭ ‬and possibly also North America.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A late Triassic dromatheriid‭ (‬Synapsida:‭ ‬Cynodontia‭) ‬from India.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Annals of Carnegie Museum‭ ‬73‭(‬2‭)‬:72-84.‭ ‬-‭ ‬P.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Datta,‭ ‬D.‭ ‬P.‭ ‬Das,‭ & ‬Z.-X.‭ ‬Luo‭ ‬-‭ ‬2004. – New cynodonts (Therapsida, Eucynodontia) from the Late Triassic of India and their significances. – Journal of Paleontology: 1–18. – M. S. Bhat, S. Ray & P. M. Datta – 2020.

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