Old fossil findings in the Upper Triassic rocks of southern Brazil improve diversity of traversodontid cynodonts (Therapsida, Cynodontia)
MR Schmitt, AG Martinelli, JFL Kaiuca… - The Anatomical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In this contribution we describe a new genus and species of gomphodontosuchine cynodont
from the Late Triassic Hyperodapedon Assemblage Zone (AZ) of the Santa Maria …
from the Late Triassic Hyperodapedon Assemblage Zone (AZ) of the Santa Maria …
A complete skull of a stem mammal from the Late Triassic of Brazil illuminates the early evolution of prozostrodontian cynodonts
M Stefanello, AG Martinelli, RT Müller… - Journal of Mammalian …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Triassic cynodonts from South America are key taxa in the investigation of the
emergence of mammalian characters. One of the most iconic species from the Carnian is …
emergence of mammalian characters. One of the most iconic species from the Carnian is …
Evolution of postcanine complexity in Gomphodontia (Therapsida: Cynodontia)
Gomphodonts form a Triassic radiation of small to medium‐bodied (< 0.5–2.5 m in length)
quadrupedal cynodonts characterized by labiolingually expanded gomphodont postcanines …
quadrupedal cynodonts characterized by labiolingually expanded gomphodont postcanines …
Functional reorganisation of the cranial skeleton during the cynodont–mammaliaform transition
Skeletal simplification occurred in multiple vertebrate clades over the last 500 million years,
including the evolution from premammalian cynodonts to mammals. This transition is …
including the evolution from premammalian cynodonts to mammals. This transition is …