In Depth
Scylacops is a genus of gorgonopsid that once lived in what is now South Africa.
Further Reading
Further reading- Studies on new specimens of the Gorgonopsia. – Palaeontologia Africana 1:1-28. – A. S. Brink & J. W. Kitching – 1953.
Name
Scylacops.
Phonetic
Sil-ak-ops.
Named By
Robert Broom - 1913.
Classification
Chordata, Synapsida, Therapsida, Gorgonopsidae, Gorgonopsinae.
Diet
Carnivore.
Species
S. capensis
Size
Unavailable.
Known locations
South Africa.
Time Period
Permian
Fossil representation
Partial remains.
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