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Lycosaurus

Gorgonopidae

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).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Lycosaurus Owen
1913Lycosaurus Broom
1928Lycosaurus Perrier p. 3085
1954Lycosaurus Haughton and Brink p. 117

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
suborderGorgonopsia
familyGorgonopidae(Lydekker 1890)
genusLycosaurusOwen 1876

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.

G. †Lycosaurus Owen 1876
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Lycosaurus pardalis Owen 1876
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
S. H. Haughton and A. S. Brink 1954Inadequately known. Medium sized. Dental formula i 5, c I, pc 4? Skull higher than wide. Snout short, rounded and high.