One way successful cynodonts, like Thrinaxodon, might have done this is through burrowing.

成功兽类，如 Thrinaxodon，可能通过挖洞来做到这点。

One that's of special interest to us mammals: the cynodonts.

我们哺乳动物特别感兴趣：兽类。

Meanwhile, the descendants of those little cynodonts persisted through the entire Mesozoic Era, hiding in the dinosaur's shadows.

与此同时，那些小兽类后代， 在整个中生代直存在，躲在阴影下。

And in that burrow, researchers discovered the nearly complete remains of a small animal called Thrinaxodon, one of the early mammal relatives known as cynodonts.

在那个洞穴中， 研究人员发现了名为 Thrinaxodon 小型动物几乎完整遗骸，它是被称为兽早期哺乳动物亲属之。

The oldest known example of a cynodont burrow is dated to around 251 million years ago — just at the boundary between the Permian Period and the Triassic, when the Great Dying was coming to a close.

已知最古老兽洞穴例子可以追溯到大约 2.51 亿年前——就在二叠纪和三叠纪交界处，当时大灭绝即将结束。

Cynodonts probably also survived thanks to their ability to avoid predators and keep a low profile.

兽类也可能幸存下来，这要归功于它们能够避开捕食者并保持低调。