Procynosuchidae
Procynosuchids | |
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Procynosuchus delaharpeae from the Late Permian of South Africa | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Synapsida |
Clade: | Therapsida |
Clade: | Cynodontia |
Family: | †Procynosuchidae Broom, 1938 |
Genera | |
Procynosuchidae is an extinct family of therapsids which, along with
Permian-Triassic extinction event. Despite being the basal member of the cynodont clade, they already showed some of the advanced mammalian characteristics, but Procynosuchids bore resemblance to the Therocephalians
.
Procynosuchid eyes were forward-facing, and the
Permian-Triassic extinction event. Some procynosuchids were terrestrial, but others like Procynosuchus
were semi-aquatic.
References
- ISSN 0078-8554.