Definition of Theriodontia. Meaning of Theriodontia. Synonyms of Theriodontia

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Definition of Theriodontia

Theriodontia
Theriodontia The`ri*o*don"ti*a, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? (dim. of ? a beast) + ?, ?, a tooth.] (Paleon.) An extinct order of reptiles found in the Permian and Triassic formations in South Africa. In some respects they resembled carnivorous mammals. Called also Theromorpha. Note: They had biconcave vertebr[ae], ambulatory limbs, and a well-developed pelvis and shoulder girdle. Some of the species had large maxillary teeth. The head somewhat resembled that of a turtle. The Dicynodont is one of the best-known examples. See Dicynodont.

Meaning of Theriodontia from wikipedia

- The theriodonts (clade Theriodontia) are a major group of therapsids which appeared during the Middle Permian and which includes the gorgonopsians and...
- gorgonopsians are the sister taxon of eutheriodonts, together forming the Theriodontia. Hopson and Barghausen did not initially come to a conclusion about how...
- under the newly coined order Theriodontia (which he placed in the class Reptilia). He decided to subdivide Theriodontia into families based on the anatomy...
- Sidor (2001). Olson (1966) ****igned Cynodontia to Theriodontia, Colbert and Kitching (1977) to Theriodontia, and Rubridge and Sidor (2001) to Eutheriodontia...
- meaning the "true Theriodontia". Within Hopson's system, the Eutheriodontia are the sister group of the Gorgonopsia within the Theriodontia. A close relationship...
- lineage including Mammalia and successively more basal clades such as Theriodontia, Therapsida and Sphenacodontia: Most uncertainty in the phylogeny of...
- the machairodonts themselves. 1st saber-tooth instance: Gorgonopsidae (Theriodontia, Therapsida, Synapsida) – Lycaenops angusticeps skull 3rd saber-tooth...
- v t e Synapsida See also: Pelycosauria Phthinosuchia Theriodontia Category...
- Dinocephalia". Palaeos. "Ammodontia". Palaeos. Retrieved 16 October 2013. "Theriodontia – Paleos". Retrieved 2013-10-15. Sennikov, A. G.; Golubev, V. K.; Niedzwiedzki...
- v t e Synapsida See also: Pelycosauria Phthinosuchia Theriodontia Category...