Genus: Chiniquodon HUENE, 1936
Etymology: In reference to the Chiniqua region of southern Brazil and Greek, odon, “tooth”: Chiniqua tooth.
= Belesodon HUENE, 1936
Etymology: In honor of Theotonon Beles Xavier, owner of the property on which the fossil was discovered in “Cynodont Sanga (Gully)” near his house, west of Chiniqua, Brazil and Greek, odon, “tooth”: Beles’s tooth.
= Probelesodon ROMER, 1969
Etymology: Greek, pro-, “before” + Belesodon: Before Belesodon.

Species: theotonicus HUENE, 1936
Etymology: In honor of Theotonon Beles Xavier, owner of the property on which the fossil was discovered in “Cynodont Sanga (Gully)” near his house, west of Chiniqua, Brazil.

Holotype: GPIT 1050

Locality: North of the home of Theotonio Beles Xavier, west of Chiniqua, 30 km west of Sao Pedro, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil.

Horizon: Upper Santa Maria Member of the Santa Maria Formation.

Biostratigraphy: Therapsid (Dinodontosaurus) Assemblae Zone.

Age: Ladinian Stage, Upper Mid Triassic Epoch, Middle Triassic.

Material: Skull.

Referred material:

Locality: South of Candelaria, State of Rio Grande do Sul Sate, Brazil.

Horizon: Santa Maria Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Ladinian Stage, Upper Mid Triassic Epoch, Middle Triassic.

Material:

MCZ 3614, 3615: Skulls.

ABDALA, 1999

PVL 3820: Right humerus, radius and ulna, proximal fragment of a left humerus, both clavicles articulated to the interclavicle, 8 articulated dorsal vertebrae, 5 left and 1 right rib, and 6 unguial phalanges associated with metacarpals.

ABDALA, 2000

PVL 4015: Skull and mandible prepared for endocraineal and innter ear studies.

PVL 4167: Skull prepared for endocranial studies.

PVL 4444: Skull slightly deformed in the left orbital region, lacking the left zygomatic arch, with mandible in occlusion.

PVL 4448: Skull and mandible in occlusion, lacking the left postoribital bar with a slight dorsoventral crushing.

PVL 4674: Skull and mandible.

PVL 4675: Juvenile skull and mandible in occlusion deformed and badly preserved.

 

= Chiniquodon cf. theotonicus OLIVEIRA, SCHULTZ & SOARES, 2009

Locality: Approximately 200 km northwest of Porto Alegre, Canadelaria Municipality, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil.

Horizon: Santa Maria Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Ladinian Stage, Upper Mid Triassic Epoch, Middle Triassic.

Material:

UFRGS PV-0146-T: Skull and dentary, 26 presacral vertbrae, (probably lacking just the atlas), 4 sacral vertebrae, the incomplete branch of the pelvic girdle articulated to the corresponding sacral ribs, teh disarticulated left acetabular portion of the pelvic girdle, the left femur, 2 small rounded bones probably representing carpals and/or tarsals, 2 metopodials, and a series of fragmented elements including ribs and several undetermined bones.


= Belesodon magnificus HUENE, 1936
Etymology:

Holotype: GPIT 40

Locality: North of the home of Theotonio Beles Xavier, west of Chiniqua, 30 km west of Sao Pedro, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil.

Horizon: Santa Maria Formation (Caturrita Formation?).

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Ladinian Substage Late Landian Stage, Uppermost Mid Triassic Epoch, Middle Triassic, or ?Julian Substage, ?Early Carnian Stage, Lower Late Triassic Epoch, Late Triassic.

Material: Skull.

Referred material:

ROMER, 1969

Locality: North of the home of Theotonio Beles Xavier, west of Chiniqua, 30 km west of Sao Pedro, Rio Grande do Sul Sate, Brazil.

Horizon: Upper Santa Maria Formation (Caturrita Formation?).

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Ladinian Substage Late Landian Stage, Uppermost Mid Triassic Epoch, Middle Triassic, or ?Julian Substage, ?Early Carnian Stage, Lower Late Triassic Epoch, Late Triassic.

Material:

MCZ 1533: Skull

 

= Probelesodon lewisi ROMER, 1969
Etymology:

Holotype: La Plata Museum No. 64-XI-14-6

Locality: 10 km east of the point where the Rio Chanares emerges into the Plano de Talampaya, La Rioja Province, Argentina.

Horizon: Los Chanares Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Ladinian Stage, Upper Mid Triassic Epoch, Late Triassic.

Material: Skull.

Referred material:

8 more skulls.

ROMER, 1973

MCZ 3781, 4002: Skulls and fragmentary skeletons.

MCZ 3801: Fragmentary skeleton.

 

= Probelesodon minor ROMER, 1973
Etymology: Latin, minor, "minor, small."

Holotype: La Plata Museum 64-XI-14-13

Locality: 4 km north of the mouth of the Rio Chanares, La Rioja Province, Argentina.

Horizon: Los Chanares Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Ladinian Stage, Upper Mid Triassic Epoch, Late Triassic.

Material: Skull.

Referred material:

ROMER, 1973

MCZ 4164: Fragmentary skeleton.

 

 

= Probelesodon kitchingi TEIXERIA, 1982
Etymology:
= Chiniquodon kitchingi (TEIXERIA, 1982)

Holotype: MCP PV1600

Locality: Brazil.

Horizon: Santa Maria Formation (Caturrita Formation?).

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Ladinian Substage Late Landian Stage, Uppermost Mid Triassic Epoch, Middle Triassic, or ?Julian Substage, ?Early Carnian Stage, Lower Late Triassic Epoch, Late Triassic.

Material: Skull.

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Species: sanjuanensis (MARTINEZ & FORSTER, 1996) ABDALA & GIANNINI, 2002
Etymology: Refers to the San Juan Province of Argentina.
= Probelesodon sanjuanensis MARTINEZ & FORSTER, 1996

Holotype: PVSJ 411

Locality: North side of the Cancha de Bochas area of Ischigualasto Provincial Park, San Juan Province, Argentina.

Horizon: Lower half of the Ischigualasto Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Carnian Stage, Late Triassic Epoch, Late Triassic.

Material: A complete skull with lower jaw and partial postcranial skeleton.

Referred material:

= Chiniquodon cf. theotonicus BONAPARTE

Locality: Hoyda de Ischigualasto, Dept. Valle Fertil, San Juan Province, Argentina.

Horizon: Ischigualsto Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Carnian Stage, Late Triassic Epoch, Late Triassic.

Material:

PVL 2076: Anterior fragment of skull and mandible in occlusion.

PVL 2077: Anterior portion of the skull from the posterior border of the palate.

PVl 2115: Small fragment of a skull, anterior to the orbital border.

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Species: kalanoro KAMMER, FLYNN, RANIOVOHARIMANANA, & WYSS, 2010 (published in 2011)
Etymology: After the kalanoro, an ape-like being from Malagasy legend, named in reference to teh similarly short, robust jaw of this new taxon. The species name treated as a noun in apposition.

Holotype: UA 10607

Locality: Site M-15, drainge of the Malio river, southern moranodava Basin, southwestern Madagascar.

Note: Locality details on file at the AMNH and FMNH.

Horizon: Basal 'Isalo II' (Makay Formation of Razafimbelo, 1987)

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Landian Stage, Upper Mid Triassic Epoch, Middle Triassic-Carnian Stage, Lower Late Triassic Epoch, Late Triassic.

Material: A partial mandible.

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Species: omaruruensis MOCKE, GAETANO & ABDALA, 2019 (2020)
Etymology: In reference to the Omaruru River in central Nambia, where the specimen was collected

Holotype: GSN F315 (field number OM-3)

Locality: Next to the banks of the Omaruru River on Farm Omingonde 96, Otjiozondjupa Region, central Namibia.

Horizon: Upper Omingonde Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Carnian Stage, Early Late Triassic Epoch, Late Triassic.

Material: Nearly complete skull. with partial postcranial skeleton.