Luangwa (cynodont)
| Luangwa Temporal range: Middle Triassic | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Synapsida |
| Order: | Therapsida |
| Suborder: | Cynodontia |
| Family: | †Traversodontidae |
| Genus: | †Luangwa Brink, 1963 |
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Luangwa is a genus of traversodontid cynodonts. The species Luangwa drysdalli was discovered 1963 in the valley of the Luangwa river in Zambia, Africa. Luangwa lived in the Triassic period 240 Million years ago.
In July 2008, a skull of Luangwa sudamericana was found in the Brazilian town of Dona Francisca (Rio Grande do Sul), which is part of the Geopark Paleorrota. The discovery was made by the team of the ULBRA. [1]
See also
- Paleorrota
References
External links
- Grupo acha crânio de cinodonte. (Portuguese)
- Gazeta do Sul.' (Portuguese)
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