Cyonosaurus
Extinct genus of therapsids / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cyonosaurus is a genus of gorgonopsian therapsids from the late Permian and possibly early Triassic of South Africa. Cyonosaurus was 0.6 to 1.1 metres (2 ft 0 in to 3 ft 7 in) in length, with a skull 9 to 18 centimetres (3+1⁄2 to 7 in) in length. The type species Cyonosaurus longiceps was named in 1937.[1]
Quick Facts Cyonosaurus Temporal range: Late Permian-Early Triassic?, Scientific classification ...
Cyonosaurus Temporal range: Late Permian-Early Triassic? | |
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Life restoration of Cyonosaurus longiceps | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Synapsida |
Clade: | Therapsida |
Clade: | †Gorgonopsia |
Genus: | †Cyonosaurus Olsen, 1937 |
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