Scylacosauridae Temporal range:
Middle Permian–
Late Permian,
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Life restoration of Scylacosaurus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Synapsida |
Clade: | Therapsida |
Clade: | † Therocephalia |
Clade: | † Scylacosauria |
Family: | †
Scylacosauridae Broom, 1903 |
Genera [2] | |
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Scylacosauridae is an extinct family of therocephalian therapsids. Scylacosaurids lived during the Permian period and were among the most basal therocephalians. [3] The family was named by South African paleontologist Robert Broom in 1903. [4] Scylacosaurids have long snouts and unusual saber-like canine teeth. [5]
Scylacosauridae Temporal range:
Middle Permian–
Late Permian,
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---|---|
Life restoration of Scylacosaurus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Synapsida |
Clade: | Therapsida |
Clade: | † Therocephalia |
Clade: | † Scylacosauria |
Family: | †
Scylacosauridae Broom, 1903 |
Genera [2] | |
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Scylacosauridae is an extinct family of therocephalian therapsids. Scylacosaurids lived during the Permian period and were among the most basal therocephalians. [3] The family was named by South African paleontologist Robert Broom in 1903. [4] Scylacosaurids have long snouts and unusual saber-like canine teeth. [5]