Haptodus
Extinct genus of synapsids / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Haptodus is an extinct genus of basal sphenacodonts, a member of the clade that includes therapsids and hence, mammals. It was at least 1.5 metres (5 ft) in length. It lived in present-day France during the Early Permian. It was a medium-sized predator, feeding on insects and small vertebrates.
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Illustration of the H. baylei holotype | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Synapsida |
Clade: | Sphenacodontia |
Genus: | †Haptodus Gaudry, 1886 |
Type species | |
†Haptodus baylei Gaudry, 1886 | |
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