Melanedaphodon

Melanedaphodon; Temporal range: Late Carboniferous, Moscovian
	Holotype specimen
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Synapsida
Clade:	Sphenacomorpha
Family:	†Edaphosauridae
Genus:	†Melanedaphodon; Mann et al., 2023
Type species
	†Melanedaphodon hovaneci; Mann et al., 2023

Melanedaphodon (meaning "black pavement tooth") is a genus of edaphosaurid synapsids that lived in North America during the Late Carboniferous epoch, during the Moscovian stage. The genus contains the type species, Melanedaphodon hovaneci, named and described in 2023 based on the holotype specimen hailing from the Allegheny Group. Several of the anatomical traits of Melanedaphodon are interpreted as suited for omnivory and low-fibre herbivory.^[1]

References

^ Mann, A.; Henrici, A. C.; Sues, H.-D.; Pierce, S. E. (2023). "A new Carboniferous edaphosaurid and the origin of herbivory in mammal forerunners". Scientific Reports. 13 (4459): 4459. Bibcode:2023NatSR..13.4459M. doi:10.1038/s41598-023-30626-8. PMC 10076360. PMID 37019927.

[1] Mann, A.; Henrici, A. C.; Sues, H.-D.; Pierce, S. E. (2023). "A new Carboniferous edaphosaurid and the origin of herbivory in mammal forerunners". Scientific Reports. 13 (4459): 4459. Bibcode:2023NatSR..13.4459M. doi:10.1038/s41598-023-30626-8. PMC 10076360. PMID 37019927.

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