Ecteniniidae Explained

Ecteniniidae is an extinct family of probainognathian cynodonts from the Triassic of South America.[1] They are notable for their large size,[1] [2] as well as for being among the first synapsids with specializations towards cursoriality.[3]

Phylogeny

Below is a cladogram from Martínez et al. (2013):[1]

Notes and References

  1. n. Martínez . R. . Fernandez . E. . a. Alcober . O. . A new non-mammaliaform eucynodont from the Carnian-Norian Ischigualasto Formation, Northwestern Argentina . 1. 10.4072/rbp.2013.1.05 . Revista Brasileira de Paleontologia . 16 . 61–76 . 2013 . free .
  2. Oliveira . T.V. . Soares . M.B. . Schultz . C.L. . 2010 . Trucidocynodon riograndensis gen. nov. et sp. nov. (Eucynodontia), a new cynodont from the Brazilian Upper Triassic (Santa Maria Formation) . Zootaxa . 2382 . 1–71 .
  3. Téo Veiga . De Oliveira . Leandro Schultz . Cesar . 2016 . Functional morphology and biomechanics of the cynodont Trucidocynodon riograndensis from the Triassic of Southern Brazil: Pectoral girdle and forelimb . Acta Palaeontologica Polonica . 61 . 2. 377–386 . 10.4202/app.00171.2015 . free .

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