Tritylodon was a species of tritylodont, one of the most advanced group of cynodonts. They lived in the Early Jurassic period along with dinosaurs, and had many features of modern mammals, but were egg-laying. Some scientists think that mammals descended from the tritylodonts, others believe that mammals arose from the Trithelodontidae, another group of specialized cynodonts. Tritylodon was a small herbivorous cynodont. Most cynodonts were carnivorous, but it seems that Tritylodon and its close… (More on Tritylodon)