 "Docodon" was the first docodontan cynodont found and named, and later gave its name to the family it now belongs to, the Docodonta.Docodontans had more complex shaped teeth than other early non-mammalian mammaliaforms, with piercing and crushing surfaces that would have allowed members of this family to eat a wider range of food types.These complex teeth are more similar to later mammal groups, but evolved independently of them.