Chthonosaurus

Chthonosaurus
Temporal range: Late Permian
Life restoration of Chthonosaurus velocidens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Order:Therapsida
Suborder:Therocephalia
Family:Akidnognathidae
Genus:Chthonosaurus
Vjuschkov, 1955
Type species
Chthonosaurus velocidens
Vjuschkov, 1955

Chthonosaurus is an extinct genus of therocephalian therapsids from the Late Permian of Russia. It belongs to the family Akidnognathidae. The type species Chthonosaurus velocidens was named in 1955.[1]

References

  1. Ivakhnenko, M.F. (2011). "Permian and Triassic therocephals (Eutherapsida) of Eastern Europe". Paleontological Journal. 45 (9): 981–1144. doi:10.1134/S0031030111090012.


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