Chiniquodontidae
Appearance
Chiniquodontidae Temporal range: Middle Triassic - Late Triassic
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Restored skeleton of Chiniquodon theotonicus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Synapsida |
Clade: | Therapsida |
Clade: | Cynodontia |
Clade: | Probainognathia |
Superfamily: | †Chiniquodontoidea von Huene, 1936 |
Family: | †Chiniquodontidae von Huene, 1936 |
Genera | |
Chiniquodontidae is an extinct family of basal probainognathian cynodonts that lived in what is now Africa and South America during the Middle and Late Triassic. It is currently thought to include two valid genera: Aleodon and Chiniquodon. Two additional genera (Belesodon and Probelesodon) are usually regarded as junior synonyms of Chiniquodon.[1][2]
References
- ^ Abdala, F.; Giannini, N. P. (2002). "Chiniquodontid cynodonts: systematic and morphometric considerations". Palaeontology. 45 (6): 1151–1170. doi:10.1111/1475-4983.00280. S2CID 128422947.
- ^ Martinelli, A. G.; Kammerer, C. F.; Melo, T. P.; Paes Neto, V. D.; Ribeiro, A. M.; Da-Rosa, Á. A. S.; Schultz, C. L.; Soares, M. B. (2017). "The African cynodont Aleodon (Cynodontia, Probainognathia) in the Triassic of southern Brazil and its biostratigraphic significance". PLOS ONE. 12 (6): e0177948. Bibcode:2017PLoSO..1277948M. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0177948. PMC 5470689. PMID 28614355.