Ricnodon

Ricnodon
Temporal range: Carboniferous, 318.1–306.95 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: †Microsauria
Family: †Hapsidopareiidae
Genus: †Ricnodon
Fritsch, 1883

Ricnodon is an extinct genus of microsaur within the family Hapsidopareiidae. The genus name means ‘wrinkled tooth’ from Ancient Greek ῥικνός and odôn. The specific name honors Edward Drinker Cope.

References

  1. ↑ Carroll, Robert (January 1966). "Microsaurs from the Westphalian B of Joggins, Nova Scotia". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London. 177: 63–97. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8312.1966.tb00952.x.
  2. ↑ Anton Fritsch. 1879-1901. Fauna der Gaskohle und der Kalksteine der Permformation Böhmens, vier Teile, Prague.