Hypselohaptodus

Hip-sel-o-hap-to-dos.
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Name

Hypselohaptodus.

Phonetic

Hip-sel-o-hap-to-dos.

Named By

Frederik Spindler‭ ‬-‭ ‬2019.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Synapsida,‭ ‬Eupelycosauria,‭ ‬Sphenacomorpha,‭ ‬Sphenacodontia.

Diet

‬Uncertain‭?

Species

H.‭ ‬grandis‭

Size

Unknown due to lack of fossil remains.

Known locations

England,‭ ‬Warwickshire‭ ‬-‭ ‬Kenilworth Sandstone Formation.

Time Period

Early Permian.

Fossil representation

Partial left maxilla.

In Depth

       Hypselohaptodus is a genus of pelyocsaur that lived in Europe around the early Permian.

Further Reading

Re-evaluation of an early sphenacodontian synapsid from the Lower Permian of England.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal‭ ‬-‭ ‬Frederik Spindler‭ ‬-‭ ‬2019.

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