Biology:Scullya

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Short description: Extinct genus of therapsids

Scullya
Temporal range: Capitanian
Scientific classification edit
Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: Animalia
Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: Chordata
Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: Synapsida
Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: Therapsida
Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: Dinocephalia
Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: Titanosuchidae
Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: Scullya
Broom, 1923
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Binomial name
Scullya gigas
Broom, 1929

Scullya is an extinct genus of titanosuchian therapsids. It is known from a poorly preserved snout that shows no clear titanosuchian characters. The presence of teeth on the palate may be an anteosaurian character. It is considered an indeterminable specimen.[1]

See also

  • List of therapsids

References

  1. L.D. Boonstra, 1969, "The Fauna of the Tapinocephalus Zone(Beaufort beds of the Karoo)", pg 37

Wikidata ☰ Q7439435 entry