Brasilodontidae
| Brasilodontidae Temporal range:
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| Life restoration of Brasilitherium riograndensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Synapsida |
| Clade: | Therapsida |
| Clade: | Cynodontia |
| Clade: | Mammaliamorpha |
| Family: | †Brasilodontidae Bonaparte et al., 2005 |
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Brasilodontidae is an extinct family of cynodonts closely related to mammals. In life, brasilodontids were small-bodied and probably insectivorous.[1] Most brasilodontid remains are known from the Middle and Late Triassic of Brazil, having been found in the municipalities of Candelária and Faxinal do Soturno. The species Brasilodon quadrangularis, is known only from Paleorrota.[2][3][4][5][6] Brasilodonts are also known from Argentina. An Indian species of cynodont called Panchetocynodon damodarensi has also been assigned to Brasilodontidae. It dates back to the Early Triassic, tremendously extending the temporal range of the family.[1]
See also
- Paleorrota
- Trithelodontidae
- Evolution of mammals
References
- ^ a b Bonaparte, Jose F. (2012). "Evolution of the Brasilodontidae (Cynodontia-Eucynodontia)". Historical Biology. 25 (5–6): 1–11. doi:10.1080/08912963.2012.731154.
- ^ "Brasilodon quadrangularis". Home.arcor.de. Archived from the original on 2010-04-24. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
- ^ "Univerdidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul". Lume.ufrgs.br. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
- ^ "Brasilitherium riograndensis by Theropsida on DeviantArt". www.deviantart.com.
- ^ "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". fossilworks.org.
- ^ "Fossilworks: Brasilitherium riograndensis". fossilworks.org.
External links
- Dinossauros do Rio grande do Sul. (in Portuguese)
- Sociedade Brasileira de Paleontologia. (in Portuguese)
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