Agudotherium
Agudotherium is an extinct genus of prozostrodontian cynodonts from the Late Triassic of Brazil. The genus contains one species, Agudotherium gassenae. A. gassenae is known from two specimens, both consisting of partial lower jaws with teeth.[1]
| Agudotherium | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Therapsida |
| Clade: | Cynodontia |
| Clade: | Prozostrodontia |
| Genus: | †Agudotherium Stefanello et al., 2020 |
| Species: | †A. gassenae |
| Binomial name | |
| †Agudotherium gassenae Stefanello et al., 2020 | |
Etymology
The generic epithet Agudotherium comes from the municipality of Agudo, Rio Grande do Sul, where the fossils were discovered, and the Greek word thērion (θηρίον), meaning "beast".[1]
References
- Stefanello, M.; Kerber, L.; Martinelli, A. G.; Dias-Da-Silva, S. (2020). "A New Prozostrodontian Cynodont (Eucynodontia, Probainognathia) from the Upper Triassic of Southern Brazil". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 40 (3): e1782415. doi:10.1080/02724634.2020.1782415.
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