Claim: Minicynodon (Bonaparte et al. 2010) is an extinct genus of  carnivorous brasilodontid cynodonts of the family Brasilodontidae, that lived during the late Carnian to Norian stage.
Evidence: Minicynodon was named by José Fernando Bonaparte, César Leandro Schultz, Marina Bento Soares and Agustín G. Martinelli in 2010 and the type species is Minicynodon maieri. Minicynodon (meaning 'small Cynodon') is an extinct genus of carnivorous brasilodontid cynodonts from the Late Triassic period. Family: †Brasilodontidae It lived during the late Triassic period (Carnian to Norian stage) in what is now Faxinal do Soturno, Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil.