# Centemodon

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Extinct genus of reptiles

Centemodon Temporal range: Late Triassic, 221–218 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: †Phytosauria Genus: †Centemodon Lea, 1856 Type species †Centemodon sulcatus Lea, 1856[1] Synonyms Paleorhinus sulcatus (Lea, 1856) Rutiodon sulcatus (Lea, 1856)

***Centemodon*** (meaning "point tooth") is an [extinct](/source/Extinct) [genus](/source/Genus) of [basal](/source/Basal_(phylogeny))[2] [phytosaur](/source/Phytosaur) from the Late [Triassic](/source/Triassic) Period. It lived in what is now [Pennsylvania](/source/Pennsylvania), [United States](/source/United_States).[2] It is classified as a *[nomen dubium](/source/Nomen_dubium)*.[3] It was found in the [Red Sandstone Formation](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Red_Sandstone_Formation&action=edit&redlink=1) near the [Schuyklill River](/source/Schuylkill_River).[4] *Centemodon* may have been related to *[Suchoprion](/source/Suchoprion)*. It was a small phytosaur, weighing no more than 200 kilograms (440 lb) when fully grown.[2]

## Discovery and naming

Sometime before the [Bone Wars](/source/Bone_Wars), a [palaeontologist](/source/Palaeontologist) known as Dr. Leo ([surname](/source/Surname) unknown) discovered several fossil fragmentary teeth that later became the *Centemodon* [holotype](/source/Holotype).[2] When Leo described the fragments, he was unsure of what they belonged to, and Leo did not name the fragments. They were eventually named in [1856](/source/1856_in_paleontology) by [Isaac Lea](/source/Isaac_Lea).[1]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Lea1856_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Lea1856_1-1) Lea, I. 1856. Description of *Centemodon sulcatus*. *Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia* 10: pp. 77-78.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Centemodon_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Centemodon_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Centemodon_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-Centemodon_2-3) ["*Centemodon*: Prehistoric World"](http://m.prehistoric-world7.webnode.cz/news/centemodon/). *m.prehistoric-world7.webnode.cz*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [*Centemodon*](https://web.archive.org/web/20090208132300/http://dinosauria.com/dml/names/phyto.htm#C) in the Dinosaur On-Line Omnipedia

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [*Centemodon*](http://www.paleofile.com/Pseudosuchia/Centemodon.asp) at [Paleofile](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Paleofile&action=edit&redlink=1).org

v t e Phytosauria Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Sauropsida Clade: Archosauromorpha Clade: Crurotarsi Sauropsida see Sauropsida Archosauromorpha see Archosauromorpha Phytosauria see below↓ Phytosauria Phytosauria Calamosuchus Diandongosuchus Heteropelta? Parasuchidae Arganarhinus Ebrachosuchus Paleorhinus Parasuchus Wannia Mystriosuchinae / Phytosauridae Angistorhinus Brachysuchus Colossosuchus Jupijkam Protome Rutiodon Volcanosuchus Leptosuchomorpha Leptosuchus Pravusuchus Smilosuchus Mystriosuchini Angistorhinopsis Machaeroprosopus Mystriosuchus Nicrosaurus Redondasaurus Nomina dubia Belodon Centemodon Clepsysaurus? Coburgosuchus Compsosaurus Francosuchus Heterodontosuchus Mesorhinosuchus Omosaurus? Palaeoctonus? Phytosaurus Rileyasuchus Suchoprion Termatosaurus? Category

Taxon identifiers Centemodon Wikidata: Q5059062 GBIF: 4817954 IRMNG: 1149479

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