Biology:Mormosaurus

Short description: Extinct genus of therapsids

Mormosaurus Temporal range: Permian, Guadalupian epoch PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Illustration of Mormosaurus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Synapsida
Clade:	Therapsida
Suborder:	†Dinocephalia
Family:	†Tapinocephalidae
Genus:	†Mormosaurus Watson, 1914
Species
†M. seeleyi

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

• List of therapsids

References

• "GBIF - Mormosaurus". August 5, 2016. https://www.gbif.org/species/4817752. 
• 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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