| Anthodon Temporal range: late Permian | |
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| An artist's illustration of Anthodon gregoryi | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | †Procolophonia |
| Order: | †Pareiasauromorpha |
| Suborder: | †Pareiasauria |
| Family: | †Pareiasauridae |
| Tribe: | †Pumiliopareiasauria |
| Genus: | †Anthodon Owen, 1876 |
| Type species | |
| †Anthodon serrarius Owen, 1876 | |
Anthodon (meaning "flower tooth"), was a Pareiasaurid from Late Permian Tanzania and South Africa.
History of Taxonomy[]
Anthodon was initially considered a dinosaur due to early cretaceous material being associated with the Permian ones. In 1912 Robert Broom later separated the material because they were extremely distinct from one another, and the cretaceous material was renamed as Paranthodon 17 years later.
Species[]
The genus contains 4 species, A. serrarius, A. gregoryi, A. minisculus, A. rossicus.
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