Therioherpetidae

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Therioherpetidae
Temporal range: Triassic
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Synapsida
Order: Therapsida
Suborder: Cynodontia
Family: Therioherpetidae
Barberena and Bonaparte, 1975
Genus

Therioherpetidae are based on Therioherpeton Cargnin, a small cynodont who lived in the Triassic and was collected in Santa Maria, Santa Maria Formation, the Geopark of Paleorrota, Brazil. This family consists of small carnivores. Presenting features of mammalian basal Morganucodon (Barberena and Bonaparte, 2001).

For his characteristic (Barberena and Bonaparte, 1975), was touted as a likely ancestor of mammals.

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