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Ecteniniidae
Taxonomy
Ecteniniidae was named by Martinez et al. (2013) [Eucynodonts presenting the following combination of characters: osseous secondary palate terminates well anterior to the last upper postcanine and to the anterior border of orbit; short palatine contributing less than 1/3 of the anteroposterior length of osseous secondary palate; angular process of dentary close to the craniomandibular joint; elongate parietals relative to basal skull length; snout length equal than temporal region length; sub-rectangular profile of the snout in lateral view; slender zygomatic arches and postorbital bars; occipital crest posteriorly expanded covering the occipital condyles in dorsal view; incisors with flattened labial surface; very long, labiolingually compressed canines with serrations; and sectorial postcanines with posteriorly directed cusps mesiodistally aligned in an imbricated pattern.].
It was assigned to Eucynodontia by Martinez et al. (2013).
It was assigned to Eucynodontia by Martinez et al. (2013).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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2013 | Ecteniniidae Martinez et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Fm. †Ecteniniidae Martinez et al. 2013
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 |