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Illustration of Cynognathus, a mammal-like reptile from the suborder Cynodontia, shown in side view with a long body, short legs, and a pointed snout. Scale bars below indicate its body length of about 1.2 meters (4 feet). Map depicting the ancient supercontinent Gondwana, with colored bands showing the overlapping geographic home ranges of four prehistoric species-Cynognathus, Lystrosaurus, Glossopteris, and Mesosaurus-extending across present-day South America, Africa, India, Antarctica, and Australia.
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Cynognathus
Fossil evidence suggests that mammals evolved from cynodont stock early in the Jurassic...
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continental drift
In this map depicting a portion of Gondwana (an ancient supercontinent that once...
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