Andescynodon, BONAPARTE, 1967
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03E2F36D-FFBB-FF94-799A-FCD04EADFB52 |
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Carolina |
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Andescynodon |
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SYNONYM: Rusconiodon Bonaparte, 1970 .
TYPE SPECIES: Andescynodon mendozensis Bonaparte, 1967 .
DIAGNOSIS (revised): small- to mediumsized traversodontid characterized by 9,11 upper postcanines in adults (fewer in larger individuals), transverse ridge of each upper postcanine lying anteriorly on the tooth, paracanine fossa penetrating the snout in adult; differentiated from Pascualgnathus by relatively flattened skull, shorter and narrower temporal region, presence of four rather than three upper incisors.
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