Luangwa (cynodont)

Luangwa is an extinct genus of traversodontid cynodonts.

Luangwa lived in the Triassic period 240 Million years ago.

In July 2008, a skull of Luangwa sudamericana was found in the Brazilian town of Dona Francisca (Rio Grande do Sul), which is part of the Geopark Paleorrota.

The discovery was made by a team of the ULBRA.

Luangwa in a cladogram after Stefanello et al. (2023):[1] Cynognathus crateronotus Diademodon tetragonus Langbergia modisei Trirachodon berryi Sinognathus gracilis Pascualgnathus polanskii Luangwa drysdalli Scalenodon angustifrons Mandagomphodon hirschoni Massetognathus pascuali Exaeretodon argentinus