Alopecognathus

Alopecognathus; Temporal range: Late Permian
	Skulls including that of the holotype (A-B)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Synapsida
Clade:	Therapsida
Clade:	† Therocephalia
Family:	† Scylacosauridae
Genus:	† Alopecognathus ; Broom, 1915
Species:	†A. angusticeps
Binomial name
	†Alopecognathus angusticeps; Broom, 1915
Synonyms
	Genus synonymy Alopecideops; Broom, 1932; Species synonymy Pristerognathus vanderbyli; Broom, 1925; Pristerognathus vanwyki; Broom, 1925; Alopecideops gracilis; Broom, 1932; Cynariognathus gallowayi; Broom, 1936; Cynariognathus seeleyi; Broili & Schröder, 1936; Alopecognathus megalops; Broom, 1937; Alopecognathus angustioriceps; Boonstra, 1953; Pristerognathus roggeveldensis; Boonstra, 1953;

Last updated June 24, 2025

Alopecognathus is an extinct genus of therocephalian therapsids from the Late Permian of South Africa.^[2]^[1]

References

1 2 Kammerer, Christian E. (2023). "Revision of the Scylacosauridae (Therapsida: Therocephalia)". Palaeontologia africana. 56: 51–87. ISSN 2410-4418.
↑ Haughton, S.H. (1918). "Some new carnivorous Therapsida, with notes upon the braincase in certain species". Annals of the South African Museum. 12: 175–216.

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[Kammerer2023-1] 1 2 Kammerer, Christian E. (2023). "Revision of the Scylacosauridae (Therapsida: Therocephalia)". Palaeontologia africana. 56: 51–87. ISSN 2410-4418.

[HSH18-2] Haughton, S.H. (1918). "Some new carnivorous Therapsida, with notes upon the braincase in certain species". Annals of the South African Museum. 12: 175–216.

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