Sycosaurus
Extinct genus of therapsids
Sycosaurus is an extinct genus of rubidgeine gorgonopsians from the Wuchiapingian (Upper Permian) Cistecephalus zone of South Africa. It was medium-sized, about 1.2 m in length. It was first named by Haughton in 1924, and contains two species, S. laticeps and S. nowaki.
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- Sycosaurus.png by Christian F. Kammerer, CC BY 4.0
- Sycosaurus kingor1.jpg by Creator: Dmitry Bogdanov, CC BY 3.0
- Sycosaurus nowaki.png by Christian F. Kammerer, CC BY 4.0
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