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Centemodon

Centemodon is an extinct genus of basal phytosaur from the Late Triassic Period. It lived in what is now Pennsylvania, United States. It is classified as a nomen dubium. It was found in the Red Sandstone Formation near the Schuyklill River. Centemodon may have been related to Suchoprion. It was a small phytosaur, weighing no more than 200 kilograms (440 lb) when fully grown.

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Centemodon
Temporal range: Late Triassic,
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: †Phytosauria
Genus: †Centemodon
Lea, 1856
Type species
†Centemodon sulcatus
Lea, 18561
Synonyms

Centemodon (meaning "point tooth") is an extinct genus of basal2 phytosaur from the Late Triassic Period. It lived in what is now Pennsylvania, United States.2 It is classified as a nomen dubium.3 It was found in the Red Sandstone Formation near the Schuyklill River.4 Centemodon may have been related to Suchoprion. It was a small phytosaur, weighing no more than 200 kilograms (440 lb) when fully grown.2

Discovery and naming

Sometime before the Bone Wars, a palaeontologist known as Dr. Leo (surname unknown) discovered several fossil fragmentary teeth that later became the Centemodon holotype.2 When Leo described the fragments, he was unsure of what they belonged to, and Leo did not name the fragments. They were eventually named in 1856 by Isaac Lea.1

References

References

  1. Lea, I. 1856. Description of Centemodon sulcatus. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 10: pp. 77-78.
  2. "Centemodon: Prehistoric World". m.prehistoric-world7.webnode.cz.
  3. Centemodon in the Dinosaur On-Line Omnipedia
  4. Centemodon at Paleofile.org