cynodontia

• Clade de thérapsides du Trias, comprenant les ancêtres des mammifères, dont les membres sont souvent des reptiles de petite taille et carnivores, présentant parfois des dents similaires à celles des mammifères.

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

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1. Extinct therapsid groupC2formalscientific

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

   Cynodontes

   • 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.