Scaloposaurus
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Scaloposaurus
Owen, 1876
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Scaloposaurus constrictus Owen, 1876
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Scaloposaurus is an extinct carnivorous genus of therocephalian living during the Triassic 251.0—245.0 Ma existing for approximately 5 million years.[1]
Taxonomy
Scaloposaurus was named by Owen (1876). It is not extant. It was assigned to Therocephalia by Broom (1913); and to Scaloposauridae by Carroll (1988).[2][3]
References
- ↑ 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
See also
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