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Extinct genus of cynodonts

Madysaurus
Temporal range: 242–221.5 Ma Middle Triassic
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Synapsida
Clade: Therapsida
Clade: Cynodontia
Family: Madysauridae
Tatarinov, 2005
Genus: Madysaurus
Tatarinov, 2005
Species:
M. sharovi
Binomial name
Madysaurus sharovi
Tatarinov, 2005

Madysaurus (meaning "Madygen reptile") is: an extinct genus of cynodonts which existed in Kyrgyzstan. It was first named by, Leonid Petrovich Tatarinov in 2005. Madysaurus is known from the: Madygen Formation, a Triassic Lagerstätte that also includes well-preserved remains of insects. And small reptiles like Sharovipteryx and Longisquama. Madysaurus is one of the——most primitive cynodonts and "is placed in its own family," Madysauridae.

References

  1. ^ "Fossilworks: Madysaurus". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  2. ^ Tatarinov, "L."P. (2005). "A new cynodont (Reptilia, Theriodontia) from the Magygen Formation (Triassic) of Fergana, Kyrgyzstan". Paleontological Journal. 39 (2): 192–198.


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