| Cynognathus Temporal range: Early – Middle Triassic | |
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| A restoration of Cynognathus crateronotus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| clade: | Synapsida |
| Order: | Therapsida |
| Suborder: | Cynodontia |
| Family: | †Cynognathidae Seeley, 1895 |
| Genus: | †Cynognathus Seeley, 1895 |
| Species: | †C. crateronotus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Cynognathus crateronotus Seeley, 1875 | |
Cynognathus (meaning "dog jaw") is a genus of cynodont therapsid that lived in South Africa, South America, China, and Antarctica during early to middle and late Triassic periods. The only known species in the genus is Cynognathus crateronotus.
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