Scaloposaurus
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| Genus: | Scaloposaurus Owen, 1876
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| Scaloposaurus constrictus Owen, 1876
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Scaloposaurus is an extinct genus of carnivorous therocephalians living during the Permian 259.0—254.0 Ma existing for approximately 5 million years.[1]
Taxonomy
Scaloposaurus was named by Owen (1876). It was assigned to Therocephalia by Broom (1913); and to Scaloposauridae by Carroll (1988).[2][3]
See also
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Scaloposaurus.
- ^ PaleoBiology Database: Scaloposauridae, basic info
- ^ R. Broom. 1913. A revision of the reptiles of the Karroo. Annals of the South African Museum 7(6):361-366
- ^ R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. W. H. Freeman and Company, New York 1-698
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