Prozostrodon
Extinct genus of cynodonts / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Prozostrodon?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
Prozostrodon is an extinct genus of probainognathian cynodonts that was closely related to mammals. The remains were found in Brazil and are dated to the Carnian age of the Late Triassic. The holotype has an estimated skull length of 6.7 centimetres (2.6 in), indicating that the whole animal may have been the size of a cat. The teeth were typical of advanced cynodonts, and the animal was probably a carnivore hunting reptiles and other small prey.[1]
Quick Facts Scientific classification, Binomial name ...
Prozostrodon | |
---|---|
Illustration of the skull of the holotype | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Synapsida |
Clade: | Therapsida |
Clade: | Cynodontia |
Clade: | Prozostrodontia |
Genus: | †Prozostrodon Bonaparte & Barbarena, 2001 |
Species: | †P. brasiliensis |
Binomial name | |
†Prozostrodon brasiliensis (Bonaparte & Barbarena, 2001) | |
Synonyms | |
|
Close