Aloposaurus
Extinct genus of therapsids
Aloposaurus is an extinct genus of gorgonopsian therapsids from the Late Permian of South Africa. It was first named by Robert Broom in 1910, and contains the type species A. gracilis (holotype AMNH 5317), and possibly a second species A. tenuis. 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).
01Classification
Below is a cladogram from the phylogenetic analysis of Gebauer (2007):
Sources and credits
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- Aloposaurus BW.jpg by Nobu Tamura (http://spinops.blogspot.com), CC BY 3.0
- Aloposaurus gracilis.jpg by Broom, Robert, 1866-1951., Public domain
- Aloposaurus.jpg by Mojcaj, CC BY-SA 3.0
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