Cynognathus
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| phylum | Chordata | Cynognathus is an extinct genus of large-bodied cynodont therapsid that lived in the Early and Middle Triassic. It is known from a single species, Cynognathus crateronotus. Cynognathus was a meter-long predator closely related to mammals and had an almost worldwide distribution. Fossils have so far been recovered from South Africa, South America, China and Antarctica.
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| order | Therapsida | |
| clade | Cynodontia | |
| family | †Cynognathidae | |
| genus | †Cynognathus | |
| species | C. crateronotus | |
| fossil range | EarlyMiddle Triassic |
