Madysaurus Temporal range: Middle Triassic
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Synapsida |
Clade: | Therapsida |
Clade: | Cynodontia |
Family: | †
Madysauridae Tatarinov, 2005 |
Genus: | †
Madysaurus Tatarinov, 2005 |
Species: | †M. sharovi
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Binomial name | |
†Madysaurus sharovi Tatarinov, 2005
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Madysaurus (meaning " Madygen reptile") is an extinct genus of cynodonts 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. [2]
Madysaurus Temporal range: Middle Triassic
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Synapsida |
Clade: | Therapsida |
Clade: | Cynodontia |
Family: | †
Madysauridae Tatarinov, 2005 |
Genus: | †
Madysaurus Tatarinov, 2005 |
Species: | †M. sharovi
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Binomial name | |
†Madysaurus sharovi Tatarinov, 2005
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Madysaurus (meaning " Madygen reptile") is an extinct genus of cynodonts 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. [2]