Ricnodon is an extinct genus of microsaur within the family Hapsidopareiidae.[1] The genus name means ‘wrinkled tooth’ from Ancient Greek ῥικνός and odôn. The specific name honors Edward Drinker Cope.[2]
| Ricnodon Temporal range: Carboniferous,
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | †Microsauria |
| Family: | †Hapsidopareiidae |
| Genus: | †Ricnodon Fritsch, 1883 |
References
edit- ^ Carroll, Robert (January 1966). "Microsaurs from the Westphalian B of Joggins, Nova Scotia". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London. 177: 63–97. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8312.1966.tb00952.x.
- ^ Anton Fritsch. 1879-1901. Fauna der Gaskohle und der Kalksteine der Permformation Böhmens, vier Teile, Prague.
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