Deccanodon

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Deccanodon
Scientific classification edit
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Nath and Yadagiri, 2007
Species:
Binomial name
Template:Taxonomy/DeccanodonDeccanodon 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.

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