Biology:Trithelodon
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Scientific classification 
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| Species: | Template:Taxonomy/TrithelodonT. riconoi
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| Template:Taxonomy/TrithelodonTrithelodon riconoi Broom 1912
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Tritheledon is an extinct genus of cynodonts that lived during the Lower Jurassic. Fossils were found in the Elliot Formation, South Africa . Like cynodonts, it had many traits shared by mammals. Trithelodonts were probably insectivores, and nocturnal animals.[1]
References
- ↑ Luo, Z-X, Z Kielan-Jaworowska & RL Cifelli (2002), In quest for a phylogeny of Mesozoic mammals. Acta Palaeontol. Pol. 47: 1-78.
Further reading
- R. Broom. 1912. On a new type of cynodont from the Stormberg. Annals of the South African Museum 7:334-336
Wikidata ☰ Q3281435 entry
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