Ecteniniidae Temporal range:
Late Triassic,
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Life restoration of the ecteniniid Trucidocynodon riograndensis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Synapsida |
Clade: | Therapsida |
Clade: | Cynodontia |
Clade: | Probainognathia |
Family: | †
Ecteniniidae Martínez et al., 2013 |
Genera | |
Ecteniniidae is an extinct family of probainognathian cynodonts from the Triassic of South America. [1] They are notable for their large size, [1] [2] as well as for being among the first synapsids with specializations towards cursoriality. [3]
Below is a cladogram from Martínez et al. (2013): [1]
Ecteniniidae Temporal range:
Late Triassic,
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Life restoration of the ecteniniid Trucidocynodon riograndensis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Synapsida |
Clade: | Therapsida |
Clade: | Cynodontia |
Clade: | Probainognathia |
Family: | †
Ecteniniidae Martínez et al., 2013 |
Genera | |
Ecteniniidae is an extinct family of probainognathian cynodonts from the Triassic of South America. [1] They are notable for their large size, [1] [2] as well as for being among the first synapsids with specializations towards cursoriality. [3]
Below is a cladogram from Martínez et al. (2013): [1]