eucynodonts

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A form of eucynodont — Any therapsid of the infraorder Eucynodontia.

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noun
  1. pluralplural of eucynodont

    In synapsids, postdentary bones show gradual reduction and, especially among eucynodonts, a progressive detachment from the dentary, which constitutes the only lower jaw bone in advanced forms [15 –17 ].

    2015 July 16, “The Stapes of Gomphodont Cynodonts: Insights into the Middle Ear Structure of Non-Mammaliaform Cynodonts”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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