Scylacosaurus

Scylacosaurus
Temporal range: Permian
Skulls including that of the holotype (C-K)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Synapsida
Clade: Therapsida
Clade: Therocephalia
Family: Scylacosauridae
Genus:
Broom, 1903
Type species
Scylacosaurus sclateri
Broom, 1903

Scylacosaurus is an extinct genus of therocephalian therapsids that lived during the Permian period.[1] It contains one species Scylacosaurus sclateri.[2]

References

  1. ^ Broom, Robert (1903). "On the structure of the palate in the primitive theriodonts". Geological Magazine. 10 (8): 343–345. doi:10.1017/S0016756800115134.
  2. ^ "Mindat.org". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2025-06-22.