Hipposauridae
Extinct family of therapsids From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Extinct family of therapsids From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hipposauridae is an extinct family of biarmosuchian therapsids from the Late Permian of South Africa. It includes the genus Hipposaurus, and possibly the genera Hipposauroides and Pseudhipposaurus. A closely related biarmosuchian is Ictidorhinus, which has been placed in the family Ictidorhinidae.[1]
| Hipposauridae Temporal range: Late Permian | |
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| Life restoration of Hipposaurus boonstrai | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Synapsida |
| Clade: | Therapsida |
| Suborder: | †Biarmosuchia |
| Family: | †Hipposauridae Romer, 1956 |
| Genera | |
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