Cynognathus

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phylum Chordata Cynognathus is an extinct genus of large-bodied cynodont therapsid that lived in the Early and Middle Triassic. It is known from a single species, Cynognathus crateronotus. Cynognathus was a meter-long predator closely related to mammals and had an almost worldwide distribution. Fossils have so far been recovered from South Africa, South America, China and Antarctica.

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order Therapsida
clade Cynodontia
family †Cynognathidae
genus †Cynognathus
species C. crateronotus
fossil range EarlyMiddle Triassic