Scylacops

Scylacops
Temporal range: Late Permian
Skull in lateral, dorsal, and ventral views
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Order:Therapsida
Family:†Gorgonopsidae
Subfamily:†Gorgonopsinae
Genus:†Scylacops

Scylacops is an extinct genus of Gorgonopsia. It was first named by Broom in 1913, and contains two species, S. bigendens, and S. capensis. Its fossils have been found in South Africa. It is believed to be closely related to the Gorgonopsian Sauroctonus progressus.[1] Scylacops was a moderately sized Gorgonopsid.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ The Age of Dinosaurs in Russia and Mongolia, page 26. By Michael J. Benton, Mikhail A. Shishkin, and David M. Unwin; published 2003, Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-54582-X Retrieved on June 24th, 2008.
  2. ↑ Proceedings; page 9. By Zoological Society of London, published 1955. Retrieved on June 24th, 2008.


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