Kingdom Animalia Clade †Scylacosauria Rank Family | Suborder †Therocephalia Phylum Chordata Order Therapsid | |
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Similar Regisauridae, Baurioidea, Pristerognathoides, Tamboeria | ||
Scylacosauridae is a 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.
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