Chaliminia
Extinct genus of cynodont
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Chaliminia is an extinct genus of tritheledontid cynodont from the Triassic Period of what is now Argentina. The type and only species is C. musteloides.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Synapsida |
| Clade: | Therapsida |
| Clade: | Cynodontia |
| Family: | †Tritheledontidae |
| Subfamily: | †Chalimininae |
| Genus: | †Chaliminia Martinelli & Roughier, 2007 |
| Type species | |
| † Chaliminia musteloides Martinelli & Roughier, 2007 | |
It serves as one of the earliest known tritheledontids in South America, offering insights into probainognathian diversification before the origin of mammals.The specimen had shown sectorial teeth, highly specialized postcanines with a main cusp flanked by accessory cusps—similar to Riograndia, Irajatherium and Pachygenelus.[citation needed]
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