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Broomisaurus

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Kingdom
  
Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Therapsid

Family
  
†Gorgonopsidae

Rank
  
Genus

Broomisaurus

Similar
  
Aloposaurus, Aelurosaurus, Cyonosaurus, Arctops, Sycosaurus

Broomisaurus is an extinct genus of Gorgonopsia. It was first named by Joleaud in 1920, and contains the single species B. planiceps. Gebauer (2007) considered Broomisaurus to be a nomen dubium, indistinguishable as a separate taxon of gorgonopsian because it is based on only a fragmentary remains. A 2015 paper on Eriphostoma tentatively agreed with Gebauer's determination, but did not rule out the possibility that Broomisaurus might be synonymous with Eriphostoma.

References

Broomisaurus Wikipedia


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