Struthiocephalus

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Struthiocephalus
Fossil range: Permian
Life restoration of Struthiocephalus
Life restoration of Struthiocephalus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Division: Amniota
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Superclass: Tetrapoda
Class: Synapsida
Order: Therapsida
Suborder: Dinocephalia
Family: Tapinocephalidae
Genus: Struthiocephalus
Haughton, 1915

Struthiocephalus is an extinct genus of dinocephalian therapsid from the Permian of South Africa.

[edit] Sources

  • Dinosaur Encyclopedia by Jayne Parsons
  • The Origin and Evolution of Mammals (Oxford Biology) by T. S. Kemp
  • Reptiles and Herbivory by Gillian King
  • Origins of the Higher Groups of Tetrapods: Controversy and Consensus by Hans-Peter Schultze and Linda Trueb