In Depth Yuanotherium is a genus of tritylodontid cynodont that lived in China during the late Jurassic. Further Reading - A new tritylodontid from the Upper Jurassic of Xinjiang, China. - Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 54(3):385-391. - Y. Hu, J. Meng & J. M. Clark - 2009.
In Depth Montirictus is a genus of tritylodontid cynodont that lived in what is now Japan during the early Cretaceous. Further Reading - A new Early Cretaceous tritylodontid (Synapsida, Cynodontia, Mammaliamorpha) from the Kuwajima Formation (Tetori Group) of central Japan. - Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 36(4). H. Matsuoka, N. Kusuhashi & I. J. Corfe - … Read more
In Depth Kayentatherium is a genus of cynodont therapsid that lived in the south-west USA during the Early Jurassic.Further reading - A new tritylodontid from the Kayenta formation of Arizona. - Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 76:1-17. - D. M. Kermack - 1982. - The Postcranial Skeleton of Kayentatherium wellesi from the Lower Jurassic … Read more
In Depth Occasionally interpreted as a very primitive mammal, Oligokyphus is today usually seen as a very late surviving cynodont, as well as one of the last of the non-mammalian therapsids. Still, Oligokyphus has been stated as being akin to a modern day weasel in terms of ecological niche, hunting for small animals on the … Read more
In Depth As far as cynodonts go Tritylodon was fairly unremarkable and very similar to the generic form of other cynodonts. Tritylodon had a round body and short limbs, adaptations for a burrowing lifestyle. Furthermore Tritylodon is noted for having enlarged incisor teeth which still would have been partly visible when the mouth was closed, … Read more