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Proexaeretodon

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Proexaeretodon
Temporal range: Ladinian-Norian
~235–205.6 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Synapsida
Clade: Therapsida
Clade: Cynodontia
Family: †Traversodontidae
Subfamily: †Gomphodontosuchinae
Genus: †Proexaeretodon
Bonaparte, 1963
Species
  • †P. vincei Bonaparte 1963) (type)

Proexaeretodon is a genus of traversodontid from the Late Triassic (Carnian) Ischigualasto Formation of Argentina.[1] Although long considered a junior synonym of Exaeretodon, Schmitt et al. revalidated this genus in 2023 based on comparisons with Santagnathus.[2]

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