Pelycosaur cladogram
PELYCOSAURIA Ophiacodontidae
PELYCOSAURIA - Varanopseidae
PELYCOSAURIA - Varanopseidae
Pelycosauria - Edaphodauridae
Pelycosauria - Sphenacodontidae Dimetrodon
Pelycosaur “sails” -- allometry and thermoregulation
Pelycosauria - Sphenacodontidae Haptodus -- probable therapsid ancestor
Therapsids “advanced” mammal-like reptiles
CLASS THERAPSIDA Tritylodonts Therocephalians Cynodonts Tetraceratops early Permian, N. Amer. Phthinosuchus late Permian, Asia Dincephalia late Permian, Asia, S Africa Anomodontia Dicynodonts late Permian - mid Triassic world-wide to early Cretaceous? -- Australia Theriodontia Gorgonopsians late Permian, S. Africa, Asia Tritylodonts late Triassic – mid Jurassic Eurasia, S Africa, N & S America Therocephalians late Permian – early Triassic Asia, Africa, Antarctica Cynodonts late Permian – early Jurassic Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, N & S America
Therapsid cladogram
Therapsid evolution CYNOGNATHUS SPHENACODONT PELYCOSAUR ANCESTOR
THERAPSIDA Tetraceratops -- earliest Therapsid
THERAPSIDA Phthinosuchus
THERAPSIDA Dinocephalia Titanophoneus
THERAPSIDA Dinocephalia Estemmenosuchus
THERAPSIDA Dicynodontia Emydops Diictodon Kannemeyeria
THERAPSIDA Dicynodontia Early Cretaceous -- Australia ?
THERAPSIDA Tritylodontia Tritylodon Kayentatherium
THERAPSIDA Gorgonopsia Lycaenops
THERAPSIDA Therocephalia Pristerognathus
THERAPSIDA Cynodontia Thrinaxodon
THERAPSIDA Cynodontia Cynognathus
THERAPSIDA Cynodontia Trithelodonts (Ictidosaurs) late Triassic – early Jurassic
Therapsida – advanced cynodonts Trirachodon Cynognathus
Primitive to advanced cynodonts Kayentatherium early Triassic Probainognathus late Triassic Thrinaxodon Procynosuchus late Permian
Therapsid evolution toward Mammalian grade