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Smilesaurus is an extinct genus of rubidgeine gorgonopsian known from Africa. It lived during the Late Permian. It contains the single species S. ferox.
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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.
Classification
Smilesaurus is the basalmost known member of Rubidgeinae.
Below is a cladogram by Kammerer et al. in 2016.
References
Smilesaurus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA