Aelurosaurus Owen 1881 (therapsid)

Osteichthyes - Therapsida - Gorgonopidae

Synonyms: Aelurosauroides Boonstra 1934, Scylacocephalus Broom 1940

Parent taxon: Gorgonopsinae according to D. S. Sigogneau-Russell 1989

See also Broom 1912, Broom 1913, Broom 1948, Carroll 1988 and Perrier 1928

Sister taxa: Aloposaurus, Arctognathus, Arctops, Broomisaurus, Cerdorhinus, Cyonosaurus, Gorgonops, Lycaenops, Paragalerhinus, Pravoslavlevia, Scylacops

Subtaxa: Aelurosaurus angusticeps Aelurosaurus brevirostris Aelurosaurus felinus Aelurosaurus polyodon Aelurosaurus watermeyeri Aelurosaurus whaitsi Aelurosaurus wilmanae

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Ecology: carnivore

Distribution:

• Permian of South Africa (8 collections)

Total: 8 collections including 14 occurrences

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