The maxillary canal in Cynognathus and Diademodon (Cynodontia, Cynognathia)
The maxillary canal system in Cynognathus and Diademodon is described. The hypothesis that expansion of the maxillary sinus represents a synapomorphy of the clade Cynognathia is supported. A trend towards the reduction of the inferior palpebral ramus is proposed.
Authors
- Valentin Buffa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4255-7822)
- Julien Benoît (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5378-3940)
- Michael O. Day
Institutions
- Natural History Museum (GB)
- University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)
- University of Zurich (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Die Naturwissenschaften
- Published
- 2026-07-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00114-026-02133-z
- Primary Topic
- Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00