Trirachodon

Trirachodon (Greek: "three ridge tooth") is an extinct genus of cynodonts. Fossils have been found in the Cynognathus Assemblage Zone of the Beaufort Group in South Africa and the Omingonde Formation of Namibia, dating back to the Early and Middle Triassic.

Trirachodon
Temporal range: Early-Middle Triassic
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Synapsida
Clade: Therapsida
Clade: Cynodontia
Clade: Neogomphodontia
Genus: Trirachodon
Seeley, 1895
Species
  • T. berryi Seeley, 1895 (type)
Synonyms
  • T. kannemeyeri Seely, 1895
  • T. minor Broom, 1905
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