| Eucynodontia Temporal range: Early Triassic - Early Cretaceous (non-mammalian) |
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| Cynognathus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | Therapsida |
| Suborder: | Cynodontia |
| Clade: | Epicynodontia |
| Infraorder: |
Eucynodontia Kemp, 1982 |
| Subgroups | |
Eucynodontia ("true dog teeth") is a clade of cynodont therapsids including mammals and most non-mammalian cynodonts. The oldest eucynodonts are known from the Early Triassic and possibly Late Permian. Eucynodontia includes two major subgroups, Cynognathia and Probainognathia.