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Lycosaurus
Taxonomy
Lycosaurus was named by Owen (1876). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Therocephalia by Broom (1913); to Clepsydropidae by Perrier (1928); and to Gorgonopsidae by Haughton and Brink (1954).
It was assigned to Therocephalia by Broom (1913); to Clepsydropidae by Perrier (1928); and to Gorgonopsidae by Haughton and Brink (1954).
Species
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1876 | Lycosaurus Owen |
1913 | Lycosaurus Broom |
1928 | Lycosaurus Perrier p. 3085 |
1954 | Lycosaurus Haughton and Brink p. 117 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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S. H. Haughton and A. S. Brink 1954 | Inadequately known. Medium sized. Dental formula i 5, c I, pc 4? Skull higher than wide. Snout short, rounded and high. |