''Rosierodon'' is an extinct genus of
morganucodont
Morganucodonta (" Glamorgan teeth") is an extinct order of basal Mammaliaformes, a group including crown-group mammals (Mammalia) and their close relatives. Their remains have been found in Southern Africa, Western Europe, North America, India ...
mammaliaform
Mammaliaformes ("mammalian forms") is a clade that contains the crown group mammals and their closest extinct relatives; the group radiated from earlier probainognathian cynodonts. It is defined as the clade originating from the most recent ...
s from the
Late Triassic
The Late Triassic is the third and final epoch (geology), epoch of the Triassic geologic time scale, Period in the geologic time scale, spanning the time between annum, Ma and Ma (million years ago). It is preceded by the Middle Triassic Epoch ...
of France. It contains a single species, ''Rosierodon anceps'', which was named in 2015 based on several isolated lower
molariforms discovered in
Saint-Nicolas-de-Port
Saint-Nicolas-de-Port () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle ''département'' in north-eastern France.
The town's basilica, '' Saint Nicolas'', is a pilgrimage site, supposedly holding relics of Saint Nicholas brought from Italy. It is one of ...
.
References
Morganucodonts
Prehistoric cynodont genera
Rhaetian life
Late Triassic synapsids of Europe
Triassic France
Fossils of France
Fossil taxa described in 2015
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