Nothogomphodon

Nothogomphodon; Temporal range: Anisian 247.2–242 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Synapsida
Clade:	Therapsida
Clade:	†Therocephalia
Family:	†Bauriidae
Subfamily:	†Nothogomphodontinae; Tatarinov, 1974
Genus:	†Nothogomphodon; Tatarinov, 1974
Type species
	Nothogomphodon danilovi; Tatarinov, 1974
Species
	†N. danilovi Tatarinov, 1974 (type); †N. sanjiaoensis Liu & Abdala, 2015;

Nothogomphodon is a genus of therocephalian therapsids. It is classified within the family Bauriidae and placed within its own subfamily, Nothogomphodontinae.^[1]

Description

Nothogomphodon was unusual among therocephalians for its sectorial dentition, a feature it shared with cynodonts and which would have allowed it to shear meat more effectively.^[2]

Species

There are two described species of Nothogomphodon: N. danilovi and N. sanjiaoensis. N. danilovi is the types species and is known from Russia, while N. sanjiaoensis is known from China. N. sanjiaoensis can be distinguished from N. danilovi by its ovate canine base and distinct gap between the canine and the first postcanine tooth.^[2]

References

^ Battail, B.; Surkov, M.V. (2003). "Mammal-like reptiles from Russia". In Benton, M.J.; Shishkin, M.A.; Unwin, D.M. (eds.). The Age of Dinosaurs in Russia and Mongolia. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 86–119. ISBN 9780521545822.
^ ^a ^b Liu Jun; Abdala, Fernando (2015). "New discoveries from the Sinokannemeyeria-Shansisuchus Assemblage Zone: 2. A new species of Nothogomphodon (Therapsida: Therocephalia) from the Ermaying Formation of Shanxi, China". Johannesburg, South Africa: Evolutionary Studies Institute, University of the Witwatersrand: 123–132. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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[BS03-1] Battail, B.; Surkov, M.V. (2003). "Mammal-like reptiles from Russia". In Benton, M.J.; Shishkin, M.A.; Unwin, D.M. (eds.). The Age of Dinosaurs in Russia and Mongolia. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 86–119. ISBN 9780521545822.

[LiuAbdala-2] Liu Jun; Abdala, Fernando (2015). "New discoveries from the Sinokannemeyeria-Shansisuchus Assemblage Zone: 2. A new species of Nothogomphodon (Therapsida: Therocephalia) from the Ermaying Formation of Shanxi, China". Johannesburg, South Africa: Evolutionary Studies Institute, University of the Witwatersrand: 123–132. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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