Chiniquodontidae

Chiniquodontidae is an extinct family of basal probainognathian cynodonts that lived in what is now Africa and South America during the Middle and Late Triassic. It is currently thought to include four valid genera: Aleodon, Chiniquodon, Cromptodon and Riojanodon.^[1] Two additional genera (Belesodon and Probelesodon) are usually regarded as junior synonyms of Chiniquodon.^[2][3]

Chiniquodontidae Temporal range: Middle Triassic - Late Triassic
Restored skeleton of Chiniquodon theotonicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Synapsida
Clade:	Therapsida
Clade:	Cynodontia
Clade:	Probainognathia
Superfamily:	†Chiniquodontoidea von Huene, 1936
Family:	†Chiniquodontidae von Huene, 1936
Genera
†Chiniquodon †Aleodontinae Martinelli et al., 2024 †Aleodon †Cromptodon †Riojanodon