| Chiniquodon Temporal range: Middle Triassic |
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| Chiniquodon, UFRGS. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Synapsida |
| Order: | Therapsida |
| Suborder: | Cynodontia |
| Family: | Chiniquodontidae |
| Genus: | Chiniquodon von Huene, 1936 |
| Species | |
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C. brasilensis |
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Chiniquodon is a genus of carnivorous "mammal-like reptile", (Therapsid), which lived during the lower Upper Triassic in South America. These animals were up to the size of a dog. This genus seems to be most closely related to a contemporary genus, Probelesodon. In various respects, the anatomy is very mammal-like, though not strongly enough to be viewed as a direct ancestor.
Other contemporaries included early dinosaurs. As both groups filled a similar ecological niche, this might explain the disappearance of fairly large hunters such as Chiniquodon.
Chiniquodon brasilensis
Remarks: A dog-sized predator, with a skull-length of about 10 cm. This species may not have been formally published.
Chiniquodon sanjuanensis[1]
This skull was reassigned to this genus in 2002.[2] It's differentiated from Chiniquodon theotonicus because of its teeth and the shape of the zygomatic process.
Chiniquodon theotonicus
This species is known from a number of skulls. The holotype is in the paleontological collection at Tübingen University, Germany.
Chiniquodon kalanoro[3]
This species is known from a mandible (holotype UA 10607).
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