Chiniquodon

Chiniquodon is an extinct genus of carnivorous cynodonts, which lived during the Late Triassic (Carnian) in South America (Argentina and Brazil) and Africa (Namibia and Madagascar). "Chiniquodon" is closely related to a contemporary genus, "Probelesodon", and close to the ancestry of mammals.
Other contemporaries included early dinosaurs. As both groups filled a similar ecological niche, fairly large therapsid hunters such as "Chiniquodon" may have been outcompeted by dinosaurs.
Classification.
"Chiniquodon brasilensis" is from the Paleontological Site Chiniquá, Santa Maria Formation, Paraná Basin, Brazil. It is estimated to have been a dog-sized predator, with a skull-length of about . This species may not have been formally published.
"Chiniquodon sanjuanensis" is from the Cancha de Bochas Member of the Ischigualasto Formation, Ischigualasto-Villa Unión Basin, northwestern Argentina. This skull was reassigned to this genus in 2002. It's differentiated from "Chiniquodon theotonicus" because of its teeth and the shape of the zygomatic process.
"Chiniquodon theotonicus" is from the Santa Maria Formation, Brazil and Chañares Formation, Ischigualasto-Villa Unión Basin, northwestern Argentina. This species is known from a number of skulls. The holotype is in the paleontological collection at Tübingen University, Germany.
"Chiniquodon kalanoro" is from the Isalo II Formation, Madagascar. This species is known from a mandible (holotype UA 10607).