Chronoperates (Noun)
Meaning
A reptile genus of Therapsida.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Biarmosuchus is considered part of a subgroup of Chronoperates with Barysoma, a reptile genus also belonging to the Therapsida.
- The discovery of Sycosaurus and other genera have shed new light on the relationships among the Chronoperates clade.
- Some studies indicate that Clelandina may have diverged before the emergence of the Chronoperates.
- Rhinesuchus, as one of the earliest known species, likely belongs to the basal members of Chronoperates.
- Researchers have proposed a reevaluation of Moradisaurus's position within the clade of Chronoperates.