Gomphodontosuchinae
Subfamily of traversodontid cynodonts
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Gomphodontosuchinae is a subfamily of Triassic traversodontid cynodonts. It includes the genera Gomphodontosuchus (the type genus), Exaeretodon,[1] Santagnathus,[1] Siriusgnathus,[1] Menadon, Proexaeretodon, Protuberum, Ruberodon and Scalenodontoides.[2][3]
| Gomphodontosuchinae Temporal range: Triassic | |
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| Skull of the gomphodontosuchine Exaeretodon | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Synapsida |
| Clade: | Therapsida |
| Clade: | Cynodontia |
| Family: | †Traversodontidae |
| Subfamily: | †Gomphodontosuchinae Watson and Romer, 1956 |
| Subgroups | |
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Below is a cladogram showing the phylogenetic relationships of gomphodontosuchines from Kammerer et al. (2008):[4]
