Mycterosaurus
| Mycterosaurus Temporal range: Early Permian | |
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| Life restoration of Mycterosaurus longipes | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Family: | †Varanopidae |
| Subfamily: | †Mycterosaurinae |
| Genus: | †Mycterosaurus Williston, 1915 |
| Type species | |
| †Mycterosaurus longiceps Williston, 1915 | |
Mycterosaurus was an extinct genus of synapsids belonging to the family Varanopidae. It is classified in the varanopid subfamily Mycterosaurinae. Mycterosaurus is the most primitive member of its family. It lacks some features that its advanced relatives have. Mycterosaurus was about 60 cm long.[1]
Reconstruction of M. longiceps
References
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2012-05-21.
See also
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| Varanopidae |
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| Caseasauria |
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| Sphenacodontia |
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