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Brasilodon
202137202137Brasilodon (†Brasilodon quadrangularis (Bonaparte et al., 2003))
Clade: Synapsida, Therapsida, Cynodontia
Clade: Mammaliamorpha
Family: †Brasilodontidae
Temporal range: Late Triassic epoch, about 225.42 Ma (Brazil)
Dimensions: length - 12 cm
Brasilodon is an extinct genus of small, mammal-like cynodonts that lived in what is now Brazil during the Late Triassic epoch, about 225.42 million years ago. While no complete skeletons have been found, the length of Brasilodon has been estimated at 12 centimetres. Its dentition shows that it was most likely an insectivore. It was belongs to the family Brasilodontidae, whose members were some of the closest relatives of mammals, the only cynodonts alive today. Features of the postcranium indicate that Brasilodon was a generalised animal capable of diverse modes of locomotion, including digging and climbing.
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Brasilodon (†Brasilodon quadrangularis (Bonaparte et al., 2003))
Clade: Synapsida, Therapsida, Cynodontia
Clade: Mammaliamorpha
Family: †Brasilodontidae
Temporal range: Late Triassic epoch, about 225.42 Ma (Brazil)
Dimensions: length - 12 cm
Brasilodon is an extinct genus of small, mammal-like cynodonts that lived in what is now Brazil during the Late Triassic epoch, about 225.42 million years ago. While no complete skeletons have been found, the length of Brasilodon has been estimated at 12 centimetres. Its dentition shows that it was most likely an insectivore. It was belongs to the family Brasilodontidae, whose members were some of the closest relatives of mammals, the only cynodonts alive today. Features of the postcranium indicate that Brasilodon was a generalised animal capable of diverse modes of locomotion, including digging and climbing.
