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Candelariodon

Taxonomy
Candelariodon was named by de Oliveira et al. (2011). Its type is Candelariodon barberenai. It was considered monophyletic by de Oliveira et al. (2011).

It was assigned to Eucynodontia by de Oliveira et al. (2011).

Species
C. barberenai (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Candelariodon de Oliveira et al. p. 22

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Epicynodontia
infraorderEucynodontia
genusCandelariodon

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Candelariodon de Oliveira et al. 2011
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Candelariodon barberenai de Oliveira et al. 2011
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
T. V. de Oliveira et al. 2011As for type and only species: eucynodont with the following combination of characters: dentary without angular process; large coronoid process of the dentary overlapping laterally to the most distal postcanines; wide masseteric fossa; fused mandibular symphysis; splenial present but reduced (not vestigial); large distal lower incisor taller than postcanines; incisor margins without any kind of serration or denticulation; lower canine large or very large (broken at base); alveoli for eight postcanines (pc); pc1 and 2 apparently with 2 cusps, a (main) and c (distal accessory); pc3 and 4 buccolingually expanded with 3 cusps, a, c, and d (lingual accessory); pc4 with two small mesiolingual cingular cusps; pc5 buccolingually expanded, with cusps organized in buccal and lingual rows separated by shallow occlusal basin, each with four low cusps; maxillary postcanine sectorial, with four mesiodistally aligned cusps (B, A, C, and D) and two small mesiobuccal cingular cusps.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Ladinian or 242.00000 to 237.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) C. barberenai (117926)