Haptodus
Extinct genus of synapsids / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Haptodus is an extinct genus of basal sphenacodont, member of the clade that includes therapsids and hence, mammals. It was at least 1.5 metres (5 ft) in length. It lived in present-day France during the Early Permian. It was a medium-sized predator, feeding on insects and small vertebrates.
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Haptodus | |
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Illustration of the H. baylei holotype | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Synapsida |
Clade: | Sphenacodontia |
Genus: | †Haptodus Gaudry, 1886 |
Type species | |
†Haptodus baylei Gaudry, 1886 | |
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