Kingdom Animalia Family †Brasilodontidae Rank Genus | Suborder Cynodontia Phylum Chordata Order Therapsid | |
Similar Brasilitherium, Trucidocynodon, Menadon, Traversodon, Pachygenelus | ||
Brasilodon ("Brazil tooth") is a genus of small cynodont that lived during the Norian age of the Late Triassic Period, about 228 to 208.5 million years ago. Its length was approximately 12 cm and weighed 20 grams.
It fed on insects, making it an insectivore. Brasilodon was found in Paleorrota (Caturrita Formation), a geopark located in Brazil.
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