Biology:Luangwa (cynodont)
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Short description: Extinct genus of cynodonts
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| Lower jaws of Luangwa sp. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Synapsida |
| Clade: | Therapsida |
| Clade: | Cynodontia |
| Family: | †Traversodontidae |
| Subfamily: | †Traversodontinae |
| Genus: | †Luangwa Brink, 1963 |
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Luangwa is an extinct genus of traversodontid cynodonts. The species Luangwa drysdalli was discovered 1963 in the valley of the Luangwa river in Zambia, Africa. Luangwa lived in the Triassic period 240 Million years ago.
In July 2008, a skull of Luangwa sudamericana was found in the Brazil ian town of Dona Francisca (Rio Grande do Sul), which is part of the Geopark Paleorrota. The discovery was made by a team of the ULBRA.
References
External links
- Grupo acha crânio de cinodonte. (in Portuguese)
- Gazeta do Sul.'[yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}] (in Portuguese)
Wikidata ☰ Q1921544 entry
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