Leucocephalus

Leucocephalus
Temporal range: Wuchiapingian, 259.1–254.14 Ma
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Order:Therapsida
Suborder:†Biarmosuchia
Family:†Burnetiidae
Genus:†Leucocephalus
Day et al., 2018
Species: †L. wewersi
Binomial name
Leucocephalus wewersi
Day et. al, 2018

Leucocephalus is a genus of biarmosuchian belonging to the family Burnetiidae dating to the Wuchiapingian (Late Permian). It was found in the Tropidostoma Assemblage Zone (Tropidostoma) of the Main Karoo Basin of South Africa. It is a monotypic taxon which contains one only species, Leucocephalus wewersi.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Michael O. Day; Roger M. H. Smith; Julien Benoit; Vincent Fernandez; Bruce S. Rubidge (2018). "A new species of burnetiid (Therapsida, Burnetiamorpha) from the early Wuchiapingian of South Africa and implications for the evolutionary ecology of the family Burnetiidae". Papers in Palaeontology. Online edition. doi:10.1002/spp2.1114.


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