Nanogomphodon

Nanogomphodon Temporal range: Middle Triassic PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Synapsida
Order:	Therapsida
Suborder:	Cynodontia
(unranked):	†Cynognathia
Superfamily:	Type species
†Nanogomphodon wildi Hopson & Sues, 2006
Species[1]
†Nanogomphodon wildi Hopson & Sues, 2006

Nanogomphodon is an extinct genus of synapsid which existed in Germany during the Middle Triassic period.^[2]

Nanogomphodon were small herbivorous traversodontid gomphodonts. The type species is Nanogomphodon wildi. They are only known from a few isolated teeth recovered in 2006 from the Erfurt Formation of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.^[3]

The name comes from Greek for "dwarf peg tooth"; from νάνος (nanos, 'dwarf'), γόμφος (gómphos, 'peg' or 'nail'), and ὀδούς (odoús, 'tooth').

See also

• Cynodont

References

1. ^ "Nanogomphodon". Paleobiology Database. http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=checkTaxonInfo&taxon_no=172447&is_real_user=1. Retrieved June 22, 2011. 
2. ^ J.A. Hopson & H.D. Sues (2006). "A traversodont cynodont from the Middle Triassic (Ladinian) of Baden-Württemberg (Germany)". Paläontologische Zeitschrift 80 (2): 124–129. 
3. ^ Hans-Dieter Sues & Nicholas C. Fraser (2010). Triassic life on land: the great transition. Columbia University Press. p. 86. ISBN 9780231135221. http://books.google.com/books?id=wVtxqddQKgwC&lpg=PP1&pg=PA86#v=onepage&q&f=false. 

Early cynodonts
Basal cynodonts Procynosuchidae Nanocynodon · Procynosuchus · Uralocynodon Other genera Charassognathus · Dvinia · Madysaurus Epicynodontia Galesauridae Cromptodon · Cynosaurus · Galesaurus · Progalesaurus Thrinaxodontidae Nanictosaurus · Nanocynodon · Thrinaxodon Other basal epicynodonts Boloridon · Platycraniellus Eucynodontia Cynognathia · Probainognathia

Cynognathia
Cynognathidae Cynognathus Gomphodontia / Tritylodontoidea Diademodontidae Diademodon · Hazhenia · Ordosiodon · Titanogomphodon Trirachodontidae Neotrirachodon Trirachodontinae Cricodon · Langbergia · Trirachodon Sinognathinae Beishanodon · Sinognathus Traversodontidae Andescynodon · Arctotraversodon · Boreogomphodon · Colbertosaurus · Dadadon ·  ?Gornogomphodon · Habayia · Luangwa · Massetognathus · Maubeugia · Microscalenodon · Nanogomphodon · Pascualgnathus · Plinthogomphodon · Protuberum · Rosieria · Santacruzodon · Scalenodon · Theropsodon · Traversodon Gomphodontosuchinae Exaeretodon · Gomphodontosuchus · Menadon · Scalenodontoides Tritylodontidae Bienotherium · Bienotheroides · Bocatherium · Dianzhongia · Dinnebitodon · Kayentatherium · Lufengia · Nearctylodon · Oligokyphus · Polistodon · Stereognathus · Tritylodon · Xenocretosuchus · Yunnanodon · Yuanotherium

Probainognathia
Lumkuiidae Lumkuia Chiniquodontoidea Prozostrodon Chiniquodontidae ?Aleodon ·  ?Belesodon · Chiniquodon ·  ?Gaumia ·  ?Probelesodon Probainognathidae Lepagia · Probainognathus Mammaliaformes Mammalia Dromatheriidae Deccanodon · Dromatherium · Microconodon · Pseudotriconodon' · Rewaconodon · Tricuspes Tritheledonta Brasilodontidae Brasilitherium · Brasilodon · Minicynodon · Protheriodon Therioherpetidae Charruodon · Meurthodon · Riogranda · Therioherpeton Tritheledontidae Chaliminia · Diarthrognathus · Elliotherium ·  ?Eoraetia · Irajatherium · Mitredon · Pachygenelus · Pattsia

Related categories
Cynodonts