Morganucodon

Japanese: Morganucodon
Morganucodon

...Among these cynodonts, the first mammals were those with a developed secondary palate, the degeneration of the dentary bones in the jaws that hold the teeth, the formation of the mandible, and the formation of a complete jaw joint. The oldest known mammals in fossil form are the late Triassic Morganucodon (triconid) and Kuehneotherium (anticonid), found in Wales, England, South Africa, and Yunnan, China. These animals were small and mouse-like.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Morganucodon" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…このようなキノドン類の中で,二次口蓋が発達し,歯を植立するあごの歯骨が退化して下顎骨がつくられ,顎関節が完全になったものが哺乳類としての最初のものであったろう。化石として最古の哺乳類とされるものは,イギリスのウェールズ,南アフリカ,中国雲南で発見されている三畳紀後期のモルガヌコドンMorganucodon(三錐類)やキューネオテリウムKuehneotherium(対錐類)などである。これらの動物は,ネズミ様の小型のものであった。…

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