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Aloposaurus

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Aloposaurus
Temporal range: Late Permian
Life restoration of Aloposaurus gracilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Synapsida
Clade: Therapsida
Clade: Gorgonopsia
Genus: Aloposaurus
Broom, 1910
Species
  • A. gracilis Broom, 1910 (type)
  • A. tenuis (Brink and Kitching, 1953 [originally Aloposauroides tenuis])
Synonyms
  • Aloposauroides Brink and Kitching, 1953

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, and possibly a second species A. tenuis.[1] 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).

Classification

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Aloposaurus gracilis  skull restoration, specimen 5317
Aloposaurus

Below is a cladogram from the phylogenetic analysis of Gebauer (2007):[1]

Gorgonopsia 

References

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  1. ^ a b Gebauer, E.V.I. (2007). Phylogeny and evolution of the Gorgonopsia with a special reference to the skull and skeleton of GPIT/RE/7113 ("Aelurognathus"? parringtoni) (PDF) (Thesis). Dissertation Universität Tübingen.

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