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Scylacosaurus

Therocephalia

Taxonomy
Scylacosaurus was named by Broom (1903). It is not extant. Its type is Scylacosaurus sclateri.

It was assigned to Therocephalia by Broom (1913).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Scylacosaurus Broom
1913Scylacosaurus Broom
1915Scylacorhinus Broom p. 120 fig. 8

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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()
orderTherocephalia
genusScylacosaurus

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. †Scylacosaurus Broom 1903
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†Scylacosaurus sclateri Broom 1903
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Invalid names: Scylacorhinus falkenbachi Broom 1915 [synonym]
Invalid names: Scylacorhinus Broom 1915 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available