- Probainognathidae
Taxobox
name = Probainognathidae
fossil_range =Triassic
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Chordata
classis =Synapsida
ordo =Therapsida
subordo =Cynodont ia
unranked_familia =Eucynodontia
familia = Probainognathidae
familia_authority = Romer,1973
subdivision_ranks = Genera
subdivision = "Probainognathus " "Lepagia "Probainognathidae is an extinct family of meat-eating
mammal-like reptiles (Therapsids ) which lived during the UpperTriassic . According to some authors, it has perhaps two known members: "Probainognathus " fromSouth America , and the somewhat later "Lepagia " fromEurope . The family was established by Romer in 1973. Its members were closely related to the even more exotically namedChiniquodontidae .Both genera were small animals. "
Probainognathus ", known from a number of specimens, was about 10 cm in length and extremelymammal -like in terms of itsanatomy . Remains of "Lepagia " are restricted to teeth. These most closely resemble the dentition of other carnivorouscynodonts of the Upper Triassic.References
* Much of this information has been derived from [http://home.arcor.de/ktdykes/cynoga.htm TRIASSIC CYNODONTS; Cynognathidae, Probainognathidae and 'Allies'] , an Internet directory.
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