Mycterosaurus

Mycterosaurus
Mycterosaurus
Temporal range: Middle Permian
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Synapsida
Order: Pelycosauria
Family: Varanopidae
Subfamily: Mycterosaurinae
Genus: Mycterosaurus
Species
  • Mycterosaurus longiceps

Mycterosaurus was a pelycosaur belonging to the family Varanopidae of the subfamily Mycterosaurinae. Mycterosaurus is the most primitive member of its family. It lacks some features that its advanced relatives have.

See also

  • List of synapsids