Nanictocephalus Broom 1940 (therapsid)

Osteichthyes - Therocephalia - Scaloposauridae

Full reference: R. Broom. 1940. Some new Karroo reptiles from the Graaff-Reinet district. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 20:71-87

Parent taxon: Scaloposauridae according to R. L. Carroll 1988

Sister taxa: Blattoidealestes, Icticephalus, Ictidoparia, Ictidoparia brevirostris, Pelictosuchus, Polycynodon, Scalopocephalus, Scalopolacerta, Scaloporhinus, Scaloposaurus, Simorhinella, Simorhinella baini, Tetracynodontinae, Zorillodontops

Subtaxa: Nanictocephalus richardi

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Type: Nanictocephalus richardi

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution: found only at Doornplaas (Cistecephalus Assemblage Zone) (Permian of South Africa)

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