Exaeretodon

Exaeretodon is an extinct genus of fairly large, low-slung traversodontid cynodonts from the southern parts of Pangea. Four species are known, hailing from various formations. E. argentinus is from the Carnian-age (Late Triassic) Cancha de Bochas Member of the Ischigualasto Formation in the Ischigualasto-Villa Unión Basin in northwestern Argentina. E. major and E. riograndensis are from the Carnian-age portion of the Santa Maria Formation of the Paraná Basin in southeastern Brazil. E. statisticae is from the Carnian-age Lower Maleri Formation of India.

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Parent taxon: Gomphodontosuchinae
Image: Traversodontidae - Exaeretodon frenguelli.jpg

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end time: 205600000-
Commons category: Exaeretodon
taxon name: Exaeretodon
taxon rank: genus
start time: 235000000-

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Contents

Description
Taxonomy
Phylogeny
Palaeobiology
Palaeoecology
Palaeopathology
See also
References

== Description == left|thumb|Restoration thumb|left|Skull of Exaeretodon at the Royal Ontario Museum This genus was an herbivore up to long, with a specialized grinding action when feeding.

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