''Tricuspes'' is an extinct genus of

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s that lived in what would be Europe during the Triassic from 203.6 to 199.6

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, existing for approximately .PaleoBiology Database: ''Tricuspes'', basic info
/ref> Three species are known: ''Tricuspes tubingensis'' (Huene, 1933), ''Tricuspes sigogneauae'' (Hahn ''et al.'', 1994) and ''Tricuspes tapeinodon'' (Godefroit and Battail, 1997), which are all from the Late Triassic (Rhaetian) period in continental Europe.

Places of discovery

Teeth of ''Tricuspes tubingensis'' have been found at the following locations: * Saint-Nicolas-de-PortNatural History Museum: Western European Triassic Tetrapods
/ref> * Medernach * Baden-Württemberg *

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Dentition

This genus is represented only by isolated teeth found in continental Europe. Its postcanine molariform teeth are tricuspate or tetracuspate and the tooth roots are incipiently divided.

References

Prehistoric prozostrodonts Prehistoric cynodont genera Late Triassic synapsids of Europe Fossil taxa described in 1933 {{paleo-therapsid-stub

Places of discovery

Dentition

Further reading

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