†Lycaenops ornatus Broom 1925 (therapsid)
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Osteichthyes - Therapsida - Gorgonopidae
Belongs to Lycaenops according to D. S. Sigogneau-Russell 1989
Sister taxa: Lycaenops angusticeps, Lycaenops minor, Lycaenops quadrata, Lycaenops sollasi, Lycaenops tenuirostris
Type specimen: AMNH 2240, a skeleton (A compressed skull with lower jaw and most of the postcranial skeleton). Its type locality is Biesjiespoort, Victoria West, which is in a Wuchiapingian terrestrial horizon in South Africa.
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution:
• Permian of South Africa (6 collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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