Xenocretosuchus
| Xenocretosuchus Temporal range: Aptian, 136.4–125.45Ma | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | Therapsida |
| Family: | †Tritylodontidae? |
| Genus: | Xenocretosuchus |
| Type species | |
| Xenocretosuchus sibiricus Tatarinov & Matchenko, 1999 | |
| Species | |
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Xenocretosuchus is a genus of probable tritylodont therapsids from the Aptian (Early Cretaceous) of Siberia, in the Russian Federation.[1] The type species, X. sibiricus, is known only from dental elements,[2] as is X. kolossovi, described in 2008.[3]
The placement of this animal is controversial,[2] but if it is a tritylodont, then it is the latest known non-mammalian synapsid, extending their range to the Early Cretaceous.
References
- ↑ Fossilworks. "Xenocretosuchus." Retrieved from
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Palaeos. "Cynodontia: Tritylodontidae." Retrieved from
- ↑ Lopatin & Agadjanian, 2008. "A Tritylodont (Tritylodontidae, Synapsida) from the Mesozoic of Yakutia." Retrieved from
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