''Montirictus'' is an extinct genus of
tritylodonts known from the
Early Cretaceous
The Early Cretaceous (geochronological name) or the Lower Cretaceous ( chronostratigraphic name), is the earlier or lower of the two major divisions of the Cretaceous. It is usually considered to stretch from 145 Ma to 100.5 Ma.
Geology
Pr ...
Kuwajima Formation
The Kuwajima Formation is an Early Cretaceous geologic formation in Japan. Its precise age is uncertain due to a lack of identifying fossils, and it was previously considered likely Valanginian to Hauterivian in age. However, it is now considered ...
of
Japan. It is currently the latest surviving tritylodontid species, and is closely related to the earlier ''
Xenocretosuchus
''Xenocretosuchus'' is an extinct genus of tritylodont therapsids from the Aptian (Early Cretaceous) Ilek Formation of Siberia, in the Russian Federation. The type species, ''X. sibiricus'', is known only from dental elements, as is ''X. kolosso ...
'' from mainland Asia, and the
Jurassic
The Jurassic ( ) is a Geological period, geologic period and System (stratigraphy), stratigraphic system that spanned from the end of the Triassic Period million years ago (Mya) to the beginning of the Cretaceous Period, approximately Mya. The J ...
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Stereognathus
''Stereognathus'' is an extinct genus of tritylodontid cynodonts from the Middle Jurassic of the United Kingdom. There is a single named species: ''S. ooliticus'', named after the Great Oolite deposits of England. A second species, ''S. hebridic ...
'' from the UK.
It may be a species of the genus ''Stereognathus'',
but resolution of its affinities conditions upon the discovery of additional material.
References
Prehistoric cynodont genera
Fossil taxa described in 2016
Extinct animals of Japan
Early Cretaceous synapsids
Tritylodontids
Fossils of Japan
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