Crapartinella
| Crapartinella Temporal range: Middle Permian | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | Therapsida |
| Suborder: | †Therocephalia |
| Genus: | †Crapartinella Mendrez, 1975 |
| Type species | |
| †Crapartinella croucheri Mendrez, 1975 | |
Crapartinella is an extinct genus of therocephalians. It is represented by a single species, Crapartinella croucheri, that was named from the Karoo Basin of South Africa in 1975. Crapartinella is the only eutheriodont known to have vomerine teeth, a primitive condition among tetrapods.[1]
References
- ↑ Abdala, F.; Rubidge, B. S.; Van Den Heever, J. (2008). "The Oldest Therocephalians (Therapsida, Eutheriodontia) and the Early Diversification of Therapsida". Palaeontology. 51 (4): 1011. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4983.2008.00784.x.
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