Proexaeretodon is a genus of traversodontid from the Late Triassic (Carnian) Ischigualasto Formation of Argentina.[1] Although long considered a junior synonym of Exaeretodon, Schmitt et al. revalidated this genus in 2023 based on comparisons with Santagnathus.[2]

Proexaeretodon
Temporal range: Ladinian-Norian
~235–205.6 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Synapsida
Clade: Therapsida
Clade: Cynodontia
Family: Traversodontidae
Subfamily: Gomphodontosuchinae
Genus: Proexaeretodon
Bonaparte, 1963
Species
  • P. vincei Bonaparte 1963) (type)

References

edit
  1. Bonaparte, J. F. (1963). "Un nuevo cinodonte gonfodonte del Triásico Medio Superior de San Juan, Proexaeretodon vincei n. gen., n. sp". Acta Geológica Lilloana. 4: 129–133.
  2. Schmitt, Maurício Rodrigo; Martinelli, Agustín Guillermo; Kaiuca, João Felipe Leal; Schultz, Cesar Leandro & Soares, Marina Bento (2023). "Old fossil findings in the Upper Triassic rocks of southern Brazil improve diversity of traversodontid cynodonts (Therapsida, Cynodontia)". The Anatomical Record. 307 (4): 1474–1514. doi:10.1002/ar.25244. PMID 37246488. S2CID 258960737.