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Eucynodontia

Clade of cynodonts

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The clade was named in 1982 by Thomas Kemp, who defined it as all cynodonts more derived than Thrinaxodon.

In 2001, Hopson and Kitching redefined the clade Eucynodontia as the least inclusive group containing Mammalia and Exaeretodon.

Phylogeny

Cladogram after Stefanello et al. (2023):

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