Chiniquodontidae

Chiniquodontids Temporal range: Triassic
Probelesodon
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Synapsida
Order:	Therapsida
Suborder:	Cynodontia
Family:	Chiniquodontidae
Genera
Aleodon Belesodon Chiniquodon Eoraetia Gaumia Kunminia Probelesodon

Chiniquodontidae is a family of meat-eating advanced mammal-like reptiles (therapsids) that lived during the Upper Triassic of South America and perhaps Europe. A further possible representative, Aleodon, has been identified from the Middle Triassic of Africa. The family is thought to have been reasonably close relations to the ancestors of mammals.

They ranged in size from tiny Gaumia (should it be a chiniquodontid) to the dog-sized Belesodon. Other fairly closely related creatures are known as Eoraetia, from the Upper Triassic of Europe, and the rather indeterminate Kunminia, from the Lower Jurassic of China.

Early cynodonts
Basal cynodonts Procynosuchidae Nanocynodon · Procynosuchus · Uralocynodon Other genera Charassognathus · Dvinia · Madysaurus Epicynodontia Galesauridae Cromptodon · Cynosaurus · Galesaurus · Progalesaurus Thrinaxodontidae Nanictosaurus · Nanocynodon · Thrinaxodon Other basal epicynodonts Boloridon · Platycraniellus Eucynodontia Cynognathia · Probainognathia

Cynognathia
Cynognathidae Cynognathus Gomphodontia / Tritylodontoidea Diademodontidae Diademodon · Hazhenia · Ordosiodon · Titanogomphodon Trirachodontidae Neotrirachodon Trirachodontinae Cricodon · Langbergia · Trirachodon Sinognathinae Beishanodon · Sinognathus Traversodontidae Andescynodon · Arctotraversodon · Boreogomphodon · Colbertosaurus · Dadadon ·  ?Gornogomphodon · Habayia · Luangwa · Massetognathus · Maubeugia · Microscalenodon · Nanogomphodon · Pascualgnathus · Plinthogomphodon · Protuberum · Rosieria · Santacruzodon · Scalenodon · Theropsodon · Traversodon Gomphodontosuchinae Exaeretodon · Gomphodontosuchus · Menadon · Scalenodontoides Tritylodontidae Bienotherium · Bienotheroides · Bocatherium · Dianzhongia · Dinnebitodon · Kayentatherium · Lufengia · Nearctylodon · Oligokyphus · Polistodon · Stereognathus · Tritylodon · Xenocretosuchus · Yunnanodon · Yuanotherium

Probainognathia
Lumkuiidae Lumkuia Chiniquodontoidea Prozostrodon Chiniquodontidae ?Aleodon ·  ?Belesodon · Chiniquodon ·  ?Gaumia ·  ?Probelesodon Probainognathidae Lepagia · Probainognathus Mammaliaformes Mammalia Dromatheriidae Deccanodon · Dromatherium · Microconodon · Pseudotriconodon' · Rewaconodon · Tricuspes Tritheledonta Brasilodontidae Brasilitherium · Brasilodon · Minicynodon · Protheriodon Therioherpetidae Charruodon · Meurthodon · Riogranda · Therioherpeton Tritheledontidae Chaliminia · Diarthrognathus · Elliotherium ·  ?Eoraetia · Irajatherium · Mitredon · Pachygenelus · Pattsia

Related categories
Cynodonts