Palaeoctonus

Taxobox
name = "Palaeoctonus"
fossil_range = Late Triassic
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Sauropsida
unranked_ordo = Archosauria
ordo = Phytosauria?
genus = "Palaeoctonus"
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision =
* "P. appalachianus"
* "P. aulacodus"

"Palaeoctonus" is a genus of archosaur (possibly phytosaur) known only from isolated teeth. The genus includes the species "P. appalachianus", "P. aulacodus", "P. cyphodon", "P. dumblianus", and "P. orthodon". The name is derived from Greek ("palaios" meaning "ancient", -"ktonos" meaning "killer"). The genus is believed to have flourished during the Upper (Late) Triassic period.

External links

* [http://www.paleofile.com/Alphabets/Indexes.asp?Alpha=P&Class=Taxa list of dinosaur names]
* [http://www.angellis.net/Web/PDfiles/repgens.pdf supplementary information]
* [http://www.dinosauria.com/dml/names/phyto.htm Palaeoctonus]