Theriodonts [1] [2] or the beast-toothed [2] [3] ( lat. Theriodontia ) , - a group of synapsids , one of the three main groups of therapies . Theriodonts include a detachment of cynodonts - the ancestors of modern mammals . Gorgonops and terocephals are also included here . Beetles have similarities with mammals in the structure of the skull, spine and limbs, as well as in the division of teeth into fangs, incisors and molars. The limbs of theriodonts were located under the body, lifting it above the ground.
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Hofmeyria - terocephalus of the upper Permian era
Notes
- ↑ Fundamentals of Paleontology: A Handbook for Paleontologists and Geologists of the USSR: in 15 volumes / chap. ed. Yu. A. Orlov . - M .: Nauka, 1964. - T. 12: Amphibians, reptiles and birds / ed. A.K. Rozhdestvensky , L.P. Tatarinov . - S. 258. - 724 p. - 3000 copies.
- ↑ 1 2 Theiodonts / Golubev V.K. // Television Tower - Ulan Bator. - M .: Big Russian Encyclopedia, 2016. - P. 66. - ( Big Russian Encyclopedia : [in 35 vols.] / Ch. Ed. Yu. S. Osipov ; 2004—2017, vol. 32). - ISBN 978-5-85270-369-9 .
- ↑ Complete Illustrated Encyclopedia. "Mammals" Prince. 2 = The New Encyclopedia of Mammals / Ed. D. MacDonald . - M .: Omega, 2007 .-- S. 475. - 3000 copies. - ISBN 978-5-465-01346-8 .