Genus: Minicynodon BONAPARTE, SCHULTZ, SOARES & MARTINELLI, 2010
Etymology: In reference to its small size.

Species: maieri BONAPARTE, SCHULTZ, SOARES & MARTINELLI, 2010
Etymology: In honor of Wolfgang Maier, an investigator from the Dberhard-Karls-Unifersitat Tubingne, Germany.

Holotype: UFRGS-PV-1030-T

Locality: Linha Sao Luiz Locality, an abandoned quarry located 1.5 km northwest of downtown do Soturno Faxinal, 53°30'23"E, 29°34'08"S, near Barrio Santo Antonino, Faxinal do Soturno, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil.

Horizon: Caturrita Formation.

Biostratigraphy: Icidosaur Assemblage Zone.

Age: Adamanian, Lower Coloradian age, Late Carnian-Early Norian Stage, Late Triassic Epoch, Late Triassic.

Material: Skull and dentary.