Biology:Trithelodon

Trithelodon Temporal range: Early Jurassic ~201.6–189.6 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Missing taxonomy template (fix):	Trithelodon
Species:	Template:Taxonomy/TrithelodonT. riconoi
Binomial name
Template:Taxonomy/TrithelodonTrithelodon riconoi Broom 1912

Tritheledon is an extinct genus of cynodonts that lived during the Lower Jurassic. Fossils were found in the Elliot Formation, South Africa . Like cynodonts, it had many traits shared by mammals. Trithelodonts were probably insectivores, and nocturnal animals.

Further reading

• R. Broom. 1912. On a new type of cynodont from the Stormberg. Annals of the South African Museum 7:334-336

Wikidata ☰ Q3281435 entry