Parathrinaxodon
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| Parathrinaxodon Fossil range: Late Permian |
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Parathrinaxodon ("near trident's teeth") is an extinct genus of a group of therapsids called cynodonts. It lived in the Late Permian around (250 million years ago). Parathrinaxodon, as it name suggests was related to Thrinaxodon, however, Parathrinaxodon did not belong to the same family as Thrinaxodon (Thrinaxodontidae).
Parathrinaxodon 's closest relatives were Nanocynodon and Procynosuchus. According to Abdala and Allison (2005) it was synonym of Procynosuchus. Like their relatives, it was probably a carnivore, hunting small reptiles and other tetrapods. Preditary avoidance was probably by either running, hiding, or burrowing. They became extinct by the great Permian-Triassic extinction event.
[edit] References
Abdala & Allinson 2005. The taxonomic status of Parathrinaxodon proops (Therapsida: Cynodontia), with comments on the morphology of the palate in basal cynodonts. Palaeont. Afr. 41 : 45-52
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