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cynodont
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cynodont [ˈsaɪnəˌdɒnt]
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a carnivorous mammal-like reptile of the late Permian and Triassic periods, whose specialized teeth were well developed
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Noun1.cynodont - small carnivorous reptilescynodont - small carnivorous reptiles          
protomammal, therapsid - probably warm-blooded; considered direct ancestor of mammals
Cynodontia, division Cynodontia - a division of the order Therapsida from the Triassic period comprising small carnivorous tetrapod reptiles often with mammal-like teeth
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Cynodonts, extinct mamma-like reptiles that gave rise to true mammals, bore just such a trough.
Twice upon a time: jaw fossils point to multiple origins of the most ... by Maxmen, Amy / Science News
The process of development can be traced by following the evolution of pelycosaurs (animals with spiked sails on their backs that resembled large Komodo dragons) to cynodonts, whose jaws and related muscular features were much closer to those of mammals.
Phylogeny and embryology of the facial nerve and related structures. ... by Selber, Jesse C. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
Among the remains, the researchers identified seven previously unknown species, including four cynodonts, which were the earliest mammal-like reptiles, and one rynchosaur, a parrot-beaked reptile of a group that disappeared shortly after dinosaurs emerged.
Malagasy rift teems with prize fossil fauna by Baker, O. / Science News
 
 
 
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