Diarthrognathus

Diarthrognathus
Temporal range: 201–189 Ma Lower Jurassic
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Synapsida
Clade: Therapsida
Clade: Cynodontia
Family: †Tritheledontidae
Genus: †Diarthrognathus
Crompton, 1958[1]
Species:
†D. broomi
Binomial name
†Diarthrognathus broomi
Crompton, 1958

Diarthrognathus ("Two joint jaw") is an extinct genus of tritheledontid cynodonts, known from fossil evidence found in South Africa[2] and first described in 1958 by A.W. Crompton.[3] The creature lived during the Early Jurassic period, about 200 million years ago.[4][3] It was carnivorous and small, slightly smaller than Thrinaxodon, which was under 50 centimetres (20 in) long.[5]

Diarthrognathus possesses a jaw structure that is similar to both mammals and more basal synapsids. Its primitive jaw joint is located between the quadrate and articular bones, and its derived, mammalian jaw joint is located between the squamosal and dentary bones.[6]

The articular and quadrate bones evolved to become two of the middle-ear bones in mammals.[4] The transition exemplified by Diarthrognathus suggests that natural selection favoured animals with a more powerful bite.[7]

At one time, Diarthrognathus was thought to be synonymous with Pachygenelus. However, in 1980, newly discovered fossils revealed sufficient differences to warrant separate genera.[8]

The double jaw joint of Diarthrognathus neatly bridges early synapsids and mammals, and thus rebuts a claim by creationists, such as Duane Gish, who thought such a transition was impossible.[9] This "twin-jointed jaw" can also be seen in other derived cynodonts, such as early mammaliaforms.[10]

References

  1. ^ Diarthrognathus - Paleobiology Database
  2. ^ Diarthrognathus - Encyclopædia Britannica.
  3. ^ a b Rieppel, Olivier. Evolutionary Theory and the Creation Controversy, p. 190 (Springer, 2010).
  4. ^ a b The Mesozoic Era: Age of Dinosaurs, p. 183 (Britannica Educational Publishing, Rosen Publishing Group, 2010).
  5. ^ Crompton, A.W. "Masticatory Function in Non-Mammalian Cynodonts and Early Mammals" in Functional Morphology in Vertebrate Paleontology, p. 64 (J. Thomason, ed., Cambridge University Press 1997).
  6. ^ Prothero, Donald. Evolution: What the Fossils Say and Why It Matters, p. 278 (Columbia University Press, 2013).
  7. ^ "How Animals Got Their Bite", New Scientist, p. 146 (July 18, 1963).
  8. ^ Martinelli, Agustín and Bonaparte, José."A new tritheledontid (Therapsida, Eucynodontia) from the Late Triassic of Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil) and its phylogenetic relationships among carnivorous non-mammalian eucynodonts", Ameghiniana, Vol. 42, p. 191 (2005).
  9. ^ Kitcher, Philip. Abusing Science: The Case Against Creationism, p. 111 (MIT Press 1982).
  10. ^ Colbert, Edward and Morales, Michael. Evolution of the Vertebrates: A History of the Backboned Animals Through Time, p. 228 (Wiley-Liss, 4th edition, 199) ISBN 0-471-85074-8

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