Mormosaurus
Extinct genus of therapsids
Mormosaurus Temporal range: Permian, Guadalupian epoch PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Synapsida |
Clade: | Therapsida |
Suborder: | †Dinocephalia |
Family: | †Tapinocephalidae |
Genus: | †Mormosaurus Watson, 1914 |
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Mormosaurus ("Mormo's Lizard") is an extinct genus of tapinocephalid dinocephalian therapsid from the Guadalupian epoch of South Africa. It was first named by Watson in 1914, and contains one species, M. seeleyi. Members of Mormosaurus had a long skull. Its taxonomic status is not settled, as some authorities synonymize it with Keratocephalus.
See also
References
- "GBIF - Mormosaurus". August 5, 2016.
- The Osteology of the Reptiles by Alfred Sherwood Romer
External links
- Mormosaurus in the Paleobiology Database
- www.paleofile.com - Alphabetical list, section M
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