Phocosaurus

Extinct genus From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Phocosaurus is an extinct genus of tapinocephalian therapsid. It was found in the Capitanian sediments in the Abrahamskraal Formation of South Africa.[1]

Phylum:Chordata
Clade:Synapsida
Suborder:Dinocephalia
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Phocosaurus
Temporal range: 264.28–259.51 Ma Capitanian (Permian)
A partial skull of Phocosaurus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Synapsida
Clade: Therapsida
Suborder: Dinocephalia
Family: Tapinocephalidae
Genus: Phocosaurus
Seeley, 1888
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