ìNon-mammalian therapsidsî

• mammal-like features:

  • temporal fenestra set in a recessed depression, the temporal fossa
  • trend towards limbs carried under body
  • larger sacrum; reduced ventral elements of the limb girdles
  • shorter digits; shorter tail
  • teeth differentiated into incisors, canines, postcanines

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