Cynodont teeth from the Carnian [Late Triassic] of Northern Italy

• Autorzy: Renesto S , Lucas S.G.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

A jaw fragment with three teeth preserved, collected from the Gorno Formation (Carnian, Upper Triassic) of Lombardy (Italy) is described. The teeth are transversely elongated, threecusped and bear anterior and posterior cingula. Their overall morphology supports their identification as postcanines of a “eucynodontian”. The unique tooth morphology of the new specimen supports its attribution to a new genus and species, while at the same time precluding positive assignment to already known gomphodont families. There is a fairly small record of gomphodont cynodonts in Europe, so that the described specimen adds to the knowledge of the distribution and diversity of European gomphodonts and it also represents the first ever collected in Italy.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

paleontology; cynodont; Carnian; Late Triassic; Italy; Gorno Formation; morphology; tooth; cynodont tooth

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
• Rocznik: 2009
• Tom: 54
• Numer: 2
• Opis fizyczny: p.357-360,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Renesto S

• Dipartimento di Biologia Strutturale e Funzionale, Universita degli Studi dell'Insubria, via Dunant 3, 21100 Varese, Italy

autor

Lucas S.G.

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