Scylacosauridae

Scylacosauridae Temporal range: Middle Permian-Early Triassic,
Life restoration of Scylacosaurus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Synapsida
Clade:	Therapsida
Clade:	†Therocephalia
Clade:	†Scylacosauria
Family:	†Scylacosauridae Broom, 1903
Genera
†Alopecideops †Alopecodon †Alopecognathus †Alopecorhinus †Cynariognathus †Glanosuchus †Hexacynodon? †Hyorhynchus? †Ictidoparia †Ictidosaurus †Julognathus †Karrowalteria †Kotelcephalon †Maraisaurus †Pardosuchus †Porosteognathus †Pristerognathoides †Pristerognathus †Pristerosaurus †Ptomalestes †Scylacoides †Scylacorhinus †Scylacosaurus †Scymnosaurus †Tamboeria? †Therioides †Zinnosaurus

Scylacosauridae is an extinct family of therocephalian therapsids. Scylacosaurids lived during the Permian period and were among the most basal therocephalians. The family was named by South African paleontologist Robert Broom in 1903. Scylacosaurids have long snouts and unusual saber-like canine teeth.

External links

• Scylacosauridae in the Paleobiology Database