Smilesaurus
| Smilesaurus Temporal range: Late Permian 259–254 Ma | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Synapsida |
| Order: | Therapsida |
| Family: | †Gorgonopsidae |
| Subfamily: | †Rubidgeinae |
| Genus: | †Smilesaurus |
| Type species | |
| †Smilesaurus ferox Broom, 1948 | |
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†Pardocephalus wallacei Broom, 1948 | |
Restoration
Smilesaurus is an extinct genus of rubidgeine gorgonopsian known from Africa. It lived during the Late Permian. It contains the single species S. ferox.[1]
Description
Smilesaurus was a large gorgonopsian, with a skull length of up to 31 centimeters. It can be distinguished by other rubidgeines by its lack of cranial pachyostosis and rugosoties, and by its relatively small orbits.[1]
Classification
Smilesaurus is the basalmost known member of Rubidgeinae.
Below is a cladogram by Kammerer et al. in 2016.[1]
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See also
References
- 1 2 3 Kammerer, Christian F. (2016). "Systematics of the Rubidgeinae (Therapsida: Gorgonopsia)". PeerJ. 4: e1608. doi:10.7717/peerj.1608.
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