Mormosaurus
Extinct genus of therapsids
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mormosaurus ("Mormo's Lizard") is an extinct genus of tapinocephalid dinocephalian therapsid from the Guadalupian epoch of South Africa. It was first named by Watson in 1914, and contains one species, M. seeleyi. Members of Mormosaurus had a long skull. Its taxonomic status is not settled, as some authorities synonymize it with Keratocephalus.
| Mormosaurus Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| |
| Illustration of Mormosaurus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Synapsida |
| Clade: | Therapsida |
| Suborder: | †Dinocephalia |
| Family: | †Tapinocephalidae |
| Genus: | †Mormosaurus Watson, 1914 |
| Species | |
| |
See also
References
- "GBIF - Mormosaurus". August 5, 2016.
- The Osteology of the Reptiles by Alfred Sherwood Romer
External links
.jpg){kind=small} | This synapsid-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. |