Nythosaurus
| Nythosaurus Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Synapsida |
| Clade: | Therapsida |
| Clade: | Cynodontia |
| Genus: | †Nythosaurus |
| Species: | †N. larvatus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Nythosaurus larvatus Owen, 1876 | |
Nythosaurus is an extinct genus of non-mammalian cynodont that lived in what is now Africa during the Olenekian stage of the Early Triassic epoch.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]Nythosaurus was for a long time considered a junior synonym of the genus Thrinaxodon because of the apparent similarity of the holotype of the type species, Nythosaurus larvatus, to Thrinaxodon. However, CT scanning has revealed significant apomorphies distinguishing the two and establishing the validity of Nythosaurus.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Nythosaurus". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- ↑ Benoit, Julien; Jirah, S.; Lund, E. S.; Lafferty, T.; Buffa, V.; Norton, L. A. (October 2024). "Re-assessing the age of the type locality of Nythosaurus larvatus (Therapsida, Cynodontia) and implications on the evolutionary dynamics of cynodonts". Proceedings of the Geologists' Association. 135 (5): 589–595. doi:10.1016/j.pgeola.2024.08.007. Retrieved 3 October 2026 – via Elsevier Science Direct.
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