Madysaurus
Appearance
Madysaurus Temporal range: Middle Triassic
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Synapsida |
Clade: | Therapsida |
Clade: | Cynodontia |
Family: | †Madysauridae Tatarinov, 2005 |
Genus: | †Madysaurus Tatarinov, 2005 |
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Madysaurus is an extinct genus of cynodont which existed in Kyrgyzstan. It was first named by Leonid Petrovich Tatarinov in 2005. Madysaurus is known from the Madygen Formation, a Triassic Lagerstätte that also includes well-preserved remains of insects and small reptiles like Sharovipteryx and Longisquama. Madysaurus is one of the most primitive cynodonts and is placed in its own family, Madysauridae.[1]
References
- ^ Tatarinov, L.P. (2005). "A new cynodont (Reptilia, Theriodontia) from the Magygen Formation (Triassic) of Fergana, Kyrgystan". Paleontological Journal. 39 (2): 192–198.