cynodontia

• Таксономическое подразделение отряда терапсид триасового периода, включающее мелких хищных четвероногих рептилий, часто обладавших зубами, похожими на зубы млекопитающих.

A taxonomic division of the order Therapsida from the Triassic period, comprising small carnivorous tetrapod reptiles that often possessed mammal-like teeth.

uncountable · proper noun

1. Extinct therapsid groupC2formalscientific

   A division of the order Therapsida from the Triassic period, comprising small carnivorous tetrapod reptiles often with mammal-like teeth.

   Вымершая группа терапсид

   • Cynodontia are considered ancestors of modern mammals.
   • Fossils of Cynodontia have been found in South Africa and South America.
   • The mammal-like teeth of Cynodontia suggest a carnivorous diet.