Deccanodon

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Deccanodon
Temporal range: Late Triassic
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Synapsida
Clade: Therapsida
Clade: Cynodontia
Family: Dromatheriidae
Genus: Deccanodon
Nath and Yadagiri, 2007
Species:
D. maleriensis
Binomial name
Deccanodon maleriensis
Nath and Yadagiri, 2007

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 one of the first Triassic cynodonts named from India and was found in the Maleri Formation in Adilabad district.

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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.