Aloposaurus
Extinct genus of therapsids
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Aloposaurus is an extinct genus of gorgonopsian therapsids from the Late Permian of South Africa. It was first named by Robert Broom in 1910,[1] and contains the type species A. gracilis (holotype AMNH 5317), and possibly a second species A. tenuis.[2] This small gorgonopsid had a slender narrow skull only 12 centimetres (4.7 in) long, with a total body length of 60–70 cm (2.0–2.3 ft).
| Aloposaurus Temporal range: Late Permian | |
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| Life restoration of Aloposaurus gracilis | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Synapsida |
| Clade: | Therapsida |
| Clade: | †Gorgonopsia |
| Genus: | †Aloposaurus Broom, 1910 |
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