- Sycosaurus
Taxobox
name = "Sycosaurus"
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regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis =Synapsid a
ordo =Therapsid a
subordo =Gorgonopsia
familia =
genus = "Sycosaurus""Sycosaurus" is an extinct genus of
Gorgonopsia . It was first named by Haughton in 1924, and contains four species, "S. brodiei", "S. kingoriensis", "S. laticeps", "S. vanderhorsti". "Sycosaurus"'s skull is about medium size for a Gorgonopsid."Palaeontologia Africana"; page 123. By Bernard Price Institute for Palaeontological Research; published 1953. Retrieved on June 24th, 2008.] It has a dental formula of i5, c1, pc5.In popular culture
*"Sycosaurus" is referenced in Chapter three in the RPG game "E.V.O. Search for Eden Shrine", in the domain of the prime frogs. [cite web |url=http://www.rpgclassics.com/shrines/snes/evo/walkthrough.shtml |title="E.V.O. Search for Eden Shrine" - Walkthrough |publisher=www.rpgclassics.com |accessdate=2008-06-24]
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* [http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=checkTaxonInfo&taxon_no=39126&is_real_user=1 paleodb.org]
* [http://www.paleofile.com/Alphabets/Indexes.asp?Alpha=S&Class=Taxa www.paleofile.com - Alphabetical list, S Section.]
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