Scaloposaurus

<i>Scaloposaurus</i>

Scaloposaurus

Extinct genus of therapsids from Permian South Africa

Scaloposaurus is an extinct genus of carnivorous therocephalians living during the Permian 259.0β€”254.0 Ma existing for approximately 5 million years.[1]

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Taxonomy

Scaloposaurus was named by Owen (1876). It was assigned to Therocephalia by Broom (1913); and to Scaloposauridae by Carroll (1988).[2][3]

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References

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

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