Traversodon is an extinct genus of cynodonts. It was a relative of the ancestor to modern mammals.

Traversodon
Temporal range: Late Triassic
Fossil of Traversodon sp.. Exhibit in the National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo, Japan.
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Synapsida
Clade: Therapsida
Clade: Cynodontia
Family: Traversodontidae
Subfamily: Traversodontinae
Genus: Traversodon
von Huene, 1936
Species
  • T. stahleckeri von Huene, 1936(type)

Traversodon lived in what is now South America.[1]

Species

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Traversodon stahleckeri was first found by Friedrich von Huene in 1936 in the Geopark of Paleorrota, São Pedro do Sul, Brazil.

References

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  1. ^ Barberena, Mario (1981-12-31). "Novos Materiais de Traversodon Stahleckeri da Formação Santa Maria (Triássico do Rio Grande do Sul)". Pesquisas em Geociências (in Portuguese). 14 (14): 149–162. doi:10.22456/1807-9806.21737. ISSN 1807-9806.
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