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
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Therapsida
Clade: Cynodontia
Family: Dromatheriidae
Genus: Deccanodon
Nath and Yadagiri, 2007
Species
  • D. maleriensis Nath and Yadagiri, 2007 (type)

References

  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.


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