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MENADON
(men-ah-don)
Named By: J. J. Flynn, J. M. Parrish, B. Rakotosamimanana, L. Ranivoharimanana, W. F. Simpson & A. R. Wyss in 2000
Time Period: Middle to Late Triassic
Location: Brazil - Santa Maria Formation. Madagascar - Makay Formation
Size: Skull roughly about 17 centimetres long
Diet: Herbivore
Fossil(s): Partial remains of few individuals, mostly of skull material
Classification: | Chordata | Synapsida | Therapsida | Cynodontia | Gomphodontia | Traversodontidae | Gomphodontosuchinae |
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Menadon is an extinct genus of synapsid which existed in Madagascar during the middle to late Triassic period. The type species is Menadon besairiei.

Recent research has shown the existence of Menadon besairiei in Paleorrota geopark in the city of Santa Cruz do Sul, state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

Read more about Menadon at Wikipedia
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