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

  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
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scaloposaurus
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