{{Short description|Extinct genus of reptiles}} {{Automatic taxobox | fossil_range = [[Late Triassic]], {{fossilrange|211|205}} | taxon = Palaeoctonus | authority = [[Edward Drinker Cope|Cope]], 1877 | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = * †''P. appalachianus'' * †''P. aulacodus'' * †''P. cyphodon'' * †''P. dumblianus'' * †''P. orthodon'' }}
'''''Palaeoctonus''''' is an extinct [[genus]] of [[archosaur]] (possibly [[phytosaur]]) known only from isolated teeth. The name is derived from Greek (''palaios'' meaning "ancient", -''ktonos'' meaning "killer"). The genus is believed to have flourished during the Upper (Late) [[Triassic]] period.
== External links == * [http://www.paleofile.com/Alphabets/Indexes.asp?Alpha=P&Class=Taxa list of dinosaur names] * [http://www.angellis.net/Web/PDfiles/repgens.pdf supplementary information] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20111013112119/http://www.dinosauria.com/dml/names/phyto.htm Palaeoctonus]
{{Phytosauria}} {{Taxonbar|from=Q15903400}}
[[Category:Phytosauria]] [[Category:Late Triassic reptiles of North America]] [[Category:Prehistoric reptile genera]] [[Category:Taxa named by Edward Drinker Cope]]
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