cynodont

• Substantivo que designa um pequeno réptil carnívoro extinto do grupo dos terapsídeos, considerado um dos ancestrais dos mamíferos.

A noun referring to a small carnivorous reptile from an extinct group of therapsids, considered ancestors of mammals.

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   A small, carnivorous, mammal-like reptile from the Permian and Triassic periods, considered an ancestor of modern mammals.

   Réptil terapsídeo extinto

   • The cynodont is a key fossil in understanding the evolution of mammals.
   • These small carnivorous reptiles lived alongside early dinosaurs.
   • Paleontologists study cynodont skulls to trace the development of mammalian features.