Biology:Scaloporhinus

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Short description: Extinct genus of therapsids

Scaloporhinus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Synapsida
Clade: Therapsida
Clade: Therocephalia
Family: Scaloposauridae
Genus: Scaloporhinus
Species:
S. angulorugatus
Binomial name
Scaloporhinus angulorugatus
Boonstra, 1953


Scaloporhinus is a genus of extinct therocephalian from the Permian of South Africa . It contains the single species S. angulorugatus.[1] The species possesses a parietal foramen, a feature that is lost in many species of this group.[2]

References

  1. "Scaloporhinus angulorugatus". https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=377477&is_real_user=1. 
  2. Boonstra, L.D. (1953). "LIII. - A new Scaloposaurian genus". Annals and Magazine of Natural History 6: 601-605. 

Wikidata ☰ Q116877778 entry