Scaloposaurus

Scaloposaurus
Temporal range: Late Permian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Synapsida
Clade: Therapsida
Clade: †Therocephalia
Family: †Scaloposauridae
Genus: †Scaloposaurus
Owen, 1876
Type species
Scaloposaurus constrictus
Owen, 1876

Scaloposaurus is an extinct genus of carnivorous therocephalians living during the Permian 259.0—254.0 Ma existing for approximately 5 million years.

Taxonomy

Scaloposaurus was named by Owen (1876). It was assigned to Therocephalia by Broom (1913); and to Scaloposauridae by Carroll (1988).

See also

References

  1. ↑ PaleoBiology Database: Scaloposauridae, basic info
  2. ↑ R. Broom. 1913. A revision of the reptiles of the Karroo. Annals of the South African Museum 7(6):361-366
  3. ↑ R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. W. H. Freeman and Company, New York 1-698