Ruberodon

Ru-beh-ro-don.
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Name

Ruberodon.

Phonetic

Ru-beh-ro-don.

Named By

S.‭ ‬Ray‭ ‬-‭ ‬2015.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Synapsida,‭ ‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Cynodontia,‭ ‬Traversodontidae,‭ ‬Gomphodontosuchinae.

Diet

Herbivore‭?

Species

R.‭ ‬roychowdhurii‭

Size

Uncertain due to lack of fossil remains.

Known locations

India‭ ‬-‭ ‬Tiki Formation.

Time Period

Carnian of the Triassic.

Fossil representation

Mandible‭ (‬jaw bone‭)‬.

In Depth

       Ruberodon is a genus of cynodont that lived in India during the late Triassic.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A New Late Triassic Traversodontid Cynodont‭ (‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Eucynodontia‭) ‬from India.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology‭ ‬35:e930472.‭ ‬-‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Ray‭ ‬-‭ ‬2015.

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