Stereognathus

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Stereognathus
Temporal range: Bathonian, 167.7–165.7 Ma
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Synapsida
Order: Therapsida
Suborder: Cynodontia
Family: Tritylodontidae
Genus: †Stereognathus
Type species
Stereognathus ooliticus
Charlesworth, 1854
Species
  • S. ooliticus Charlesworth, 1854
  • S. hebridicus Waldman & Savage, 1972

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Stereognathus is a genus of tritylodont therapsids from the Bathonian (Middle Jurassic) of the United Kingdom.[1] It is known from two species, S. ooliticus, the type species, and S. hebridicus, known from a total of nine different localities in the United Kingdom.[1] It was originally described as a crown mammal,[1] and its placement as a non-mammalian therapsid is still uncertain.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Fossilworks. "Stereognathus." Retrieved from [1]
  2. Palaeos. "Cynodontia: Tritylodontidae." Retrieved from [2]

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