Hipposaurus

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Hipposaurus
Temporal range: Wuchiapingian, 260.4–253.8Ma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Synapsida
Order: Therapsida
Family: Ictidorhinidae
Genus: Hipposaurus
Species:
  • H. seelyi
  • H. boonstrai

Hipposaurus ('horse lizard') is an extinct genus of therapsid that lived in the Late Permian. It had a 21 cm skull and a total length of 1.2 m. Hipposaurus was originally thought to be a member of Gorgonopsia.[1]

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