†Scymnosaurus Broom 1903 (therapsid)
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Osteichthyes - Therocephalia - Pristerognathidae
Full reference: R. Broom. 1903. On Some New Primitive Theriodonts in the South African Museum. Annals of the South African Museum 4(2):147-158
Parent taxon: Scymnosaurinae according to L. D. Boonstra 1969
See also Boonstra 1954 and Broom 1913
Sister taxa: Pristerosaurus, Ptomalestes, Zinnosaurus
Subtaxa: Scymnosaurus ferox Scymnosaurus major Scymnosaurus watsoni
Type: Scymnosaurus ferox
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution:
• Permian of South Africa (10 collections)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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