Scylacosaurus

Extinct genus of therapsids from the Permian

Scylacosaurus
Temporal range: Permian
Skulls including that of the holotype (C-K)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Synapsida
Clade: Therapsida
Clade: Therocephalia
Family: Scylacosauridae
Genus: Scylacosaurus
Broom, 1903
Type species
Scylacosaurus sclateri
Broom, 1903
Life restoration

Scylacosaurus is an extinct genus of therocephalian therapsids.[1]

References

  1. ^ Broom, Robert (1903). "On the structure of the palate in the primitive theriodonts". Geological Magazine. 10 (8): 343–345. doi:10.1017/S0016756800115134.
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Therocephalia
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Chordata
  • Clade: Synapsida
  • Clade: Therapsida
  • Clade: Eutheriodontia
Synapsida
    • see Synapsida
Therocephalia
    • see below↓
Lycosuchidae
Scylacosauridae
Chthonosauridae
Akidnognathidae
Whaitsioidea
  • Ophidostoma
Hofmeyriidae
Whaitsiidae
Baurioidea
    • see below↓
Scylacosaurus sclateri

Moschorhinus kitchingi

Viatkosuchus sumini
Ictidosuchidae
Karenitidae
Lycideopidae
Regisauridae
Bauriamorpha
Ericiolacertidae
Bauriidae
Regisaurus jacobi Microgomphodon oligocynus
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Taxon identifiers
Scylacosaurus


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