Brasilodon
Sign in to saveBrasilodon ("tooth from Brazil") is an extinct genus of small, mammal-like cynodonts that lived in what is now Brazil during the Norian age of the Late Triassic epoch, about 225.42 million years ago. While no complete skeletons have been found, the length of Brasilodon has been estimated at . Its dentition shows that it was most likely an insectivore. The genus is monotypic, containing only the species B. quadrangularis. Brasilodon belongs to the family Brasilodontidae, whose members were some of the closest relatives of mammals, the only cynodonts alive today. Two other brasilodontid genera,
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- Brasilodontidae
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Discovery and naming
- Description
- Skull
- Dentition
- Vertebrae and ribs
- Limbs and limb girdles
- Classification
- Palaeobiology
- Locomotion
- Tooth replacement
- Palaeoecology
- References
Brasilodon ("tooth from Brazil") is an extinct genus of small, mammal-like cynodonts that lived in what is now Brazil during the Norian age of the Late Triassic epoch, about 225.42 million years ago. While no complete skeletons have been found, the length of Brasilodon has been estimated at . Its dentition shows that it was most likely an insectivore. The genus is monotypic, containing only the species B. quadrangularis. Brasilodon belongs to the family Brasilodontidae, whose members were some of the closest relatives of mammals, the only cynodonts alive today. Two other brasilodontid genera, Brasilitherium and Minicynodon, are now considered to be junior synonyms of Brasilodon.
== Discovery and naming == thumb|left|Map of part of Rio Grande do Sul, showing the two localities (Linha São Luiz and Sesmaria do Pinhal) where Brasilodon has been found
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