Claim: Minicynodon  is an extinct genus of  carnivorous brasilodontid cynodonts that lived during the late Triassic period.
Evidence: Minicynodon (meaning 'small Cynodon') is an extinct genus of carnivorous brasilodontid cynodonts from the Late Triassic period. It lived during the late Triassic period (Carnian to Norian stage) in what is now Faxinal do Soturno, Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil.