- Scylacops
Taxobox
name = "Scylacops"
fossil_range =
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regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis =Synapsid a
ordo =Therapsid a
subordo =Gorgonopsia
familia =
genus = "Scylacops""Scylacops" is an extinct genus of
Gorgonopsia . It was first named by Broom in 1913, and contains two species, "S. bigendens", and "S. capensis". Its fossils have been found inSouth Africa . It is believed to be closely related to the Gorgonopsian "Sauroctonus progressus". ["The Age of Dinosaurs in Russia and Mongolia", page 26. By Michael J. Benton, Mikhail A. Shishkin, and David M. Unwin; published 2003, Cambridge University Press. ISBN 052154582X Retrieved on June 24th, 2008.] "Scylacops" was a moderately-sized Gorgonopsid. ["Proceedings"; page 9. By Zoological Society of London, published 1955. Retrieved on June 24th, 2008.]References
External links
* [http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=checkTaxonInfo&taxon_no=39125&is_real_user=1 paleodb.org]
* [http://www.paleofile.com/Alphabets/Indexes.asp?Alpha=S&Class=Taxa www.paleofile.com - Alphabetical list, S Section.]
* [http://www.bioone.org/perlserv/?request=display-figures&name=i0272-4634-24-3-634-f08 www.bioone.org]
* [http://www.washington.edu/burkemuseum/collections/paleontology/sidor/Sidor2003b.pdf www.washington.edu]
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