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Pseudotherium, a stem-mammal from Triassic Argentina

Started by Halichoeres, August 08, 2019, 07:42:03 PM

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August 08, 2019, 07:42:03 PM
Meet Pseudotherium argentinus, a cynodont from the Ischigualasto formation in Argentina, home of Herrerasaurus, Eoraptor, and a variety of temnospondyls, synapsids, stem-crocodiles, and other Triassic creatures. This is the nearest relative of mammals yet found in the formation. The holotype is a nicely preserved, but isolated, skull:



Paper (open access in PLoS One: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0218791
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