Tritylodontidae
Sign in to saveTritylodontidae ("three-knob teeth", named after the shape of their cheek teeth) is an extinct family of small to medium-sized, highly specialized mammal-like cynodonts, with several mammalian traits including erect limbs, endothermy, and some details of the skeleton. They were the last-known family of the non-mammaliaform synapsids, persisting into the Early Cretaceous.
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Vinony files it under Early Cretaceous extinctions, Harv and Sfn no-target errors and Late Triassic first appearances.
Its subject is documented across 13 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Parent taxon
- Cynodontia
- Image
- Oligokyphus BW.jpg
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- Tritylodontidae
- taxon name
- Tritylodontidae
- start time
- 231000000-
- end time
- 113000000-
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Tritylodontidae ("three-knob teeth", named after the shape of their cheek teeth) is an extinct family of small to medium-sized, highly specialized mammal-like cynodonts, with several mammalian traits including erect limbs, endothermy, and some details of the skeleton. They were the last-known family of the non-mammaliaform synapsids, persisting into the Early Cretaceous.
Most tritylodontids are thought to have been herbivorous, feeding on vegetation such as stems, leaves, and roots, although at least one may have had a more omnivorous diet. Tritylodontid fossils are found in the Americas, South Africa, and Eurasia – they appear to have had an almost global distribution, including Antarctica.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tritylodontidae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.