†Aloposaurus Broom 1910 (therapsid)
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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
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution:
• Permian of South Africa (5 collections), Tanzania (1)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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