Cynosaurus

Sy-no-sore-us.
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Name

Cynosaurus.

Phonetic

Sy-no-sore-us.

Named By

Schmidt‭ ‬-‭ ‬1927.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Synapsida,‭ ‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Cynodontia,‭ ‬Epicynodontia,‭ ‬Galesauridae.‭

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

C. suppostus

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

South Africa‭ ‬-‭ ‬Teekloof Formation.

Time Period

Capitanian of the Permian.

Fossil representation

Partial remains.

In Depth

       Cynosaurus is a genus of therapsid that lived in South Africa during the Late‭ ‬Permian,‭ ‬and is perceived to have been similar to Galesaurus.‭ ‬Cynosaurus should not be confused with the genus Cyonosaurus.

Further Reading

– Cranial morphology and phylogenetic analyses of Cynosaurus suppostus (Therapsida, Cynodontia) from the upper Permian of the Karoo Basin, South Africa. – Palaeontologia africana. 52:201-221. – M. J. Van den Brandt & F. Adbala – 2018.

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