Deccanodon
Deccanodon is an extinct genus of Dromatheriid cynodonts which existed in India during the Late Triassic. The type species is D. maleriensis, named in 2007.[1] Deccanodon was the first Triassic cynodont named from India and was found in the Maleri Formation in Adilabad district.
| Deccanodon Temporal range: Late Triassic | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Therapsida |
| Clade: | Cynodontia |
| Family: | †Dromatheriidae |
| Genus: | †Deccanodon Nath and Yadagiri, 2007 |
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References
- Nath, T.T.; Yadagiri, P.Y. (2007). "A new mammal-like reptile (Cynodontia) from the Upper Triassic Maleri Formation of Pranhita-Godavari Valley, Andhra Pradesh". Journal of the Geological Society of India. 69: 57–60.
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