Cromptodon

Cromptodon is an extinct genus of cynodonts from the Triassic of Cerro Bayo de Portrerillos, Cerro de las Cabras Formation, Argentina, South America. It is known only from PVL 3858, a mandible.
Description.
The skull has been estimated to have a length of .
The morphology and distribution of the cups on the postcanines is considered to be very similar to "Thrinaxodon liorhinus" differing in the fact that the cingulum is lingually wider. The coronoid, prearticular and angular processes, Bonaparte considered, were more developed than those in "Thrinaxodon", being more similar to "Tribolodon" (now "Bolotridon"). The lower postcanines are buccolingually expanded. 
Classification.
Bonaparte originally classified "Cromptodon" as a galesaurid. In 1991, J. A. Hopson, pointed out a resemblance between the teeth of "Cromptodon" and juvenile "Aleodon" and reclassified "Cromptodon" as a Chiniquodontid. In 2003, Fernando Abdala and Norberto P. Giannini systematically described Chiniquodontidae and found both "Cromptodon" and "Aleodon" to fall outside of Chiniquodontidae as both lacked features their study found to be diagnostic of the family, although additional material was required to provide a definite taxonomic placement. 