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cynodont

British

/ ˈsaɪnəˌdɒnt /

noun

a carnivorous mammal-like reptile of the late Permian and Triassic periods, whose specialized teeth were well developed

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The study, titled "Biomechanics of the mandibular middle ear of the cynodont Thrinaxodon and the evolution of mammal hearing," was supported by UChicago, the National Institutes of Health, and the National Science Foundation.

From Science Daily • Jan. 19, 2026

Kemp, T. S. Acoustic transformer function of the postdentary bones and quadrate of a nonmammalian cynodont.

From Nature • Nov. 12, 2017

Yes, the first mammals developed from a reptile known as the cynodont.

From Unexplored! by Chaffee, Allen

Cranial anatomy of the cynodont reptile Thrinaxodon liorhinus.

From The Adductor Muscles of the Jaw In Some Primitive Reptiles by Fox, Richard C.

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