†Aloposaurus Broom 1910 (therapsid)

Osteichthyes - Therapsida - Gorgonopidae

Synonyms: Aloposauroides Brink and Kitching 1953, Cynarioides Broom 1925

Parent taxon: Gorgonopsinae according to D. S. Sigogneau-Russell 1989

See also Broom 1913 and Carroll 1988

Sister taxa: Aelurosaurus, Arctognathus, Arctops, Broomisaurus, Cerdorhinus, Cyonosaurus, Gorgonops, Lycaenops, Paragalerhinus, Pravoslavlevia, Scylacops

Subtaxa: Aloposaurus gracilis Aloposaurus tenuis Cyniscops broomianus

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Ecology: carnivore

Distribution:

• Permian of South Africa (5 collections), Tanzania (1)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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