Palacrodon

Palacrodon is an extinct genus of Triassic reptile with a widespread distribution. It was initially described from teeth collected in Early Triassic deposits in South Africa, and later reported from the Early Triassic of Antarctica and the Late Triassic of Arizona. Although previously considered an early rhynchocephalian, it is currently considered to be a non-saurian neodiapsid.

Palacrodon
Temporal range: Triassic,
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Diapsida
Clade: Neodiapsida
Genus: Palacrodon
Broom, 1906
Species
  • P. browni Broom, 1906 (type)
Synonyms
  • Fremouwsaurus geludens Gow, 1992
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