Temporal range: Late Permian-Middle Triassic, 260–242.5 Ma
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Life restoration of the eutherocephalian Moschorhinus preying on the dicynodont Lystosaurus.
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Clade:
Synapsida
Clade:
Therapsida
Clade:
†Therocephalia
Clade:
†Scylacosauria
Clade:
†Eutherocephalia Hopson and Barghusen, 1986
Families and genera
Caodeyao
Chthonosaurus
Ichibengops
Scylacosuchus
Akidnognathidae
Hofmeyriidae
Nanictidopidae
Whaitsiidae
Baurioidea
Eutherocephalia ("true beast head") is an extinct clade of advanced therocephalian therapsids. Eutherocephalians are distinguished from the lycosuchids and scylacosaurids, two early therocephalian families. While lycosuchids and scyalosaurids became extinct by the end of the Permian period, eutherocephalians survived the Permian–Triassic extinction event. The group eventually became extinct in the Middle Triassic.
Eutherocephalia ("true beast head") is an extinct clade of advanced therocephalian therapsids. Eutherocephalians are distinguished from the lycosuchids...
Permian–Triassic extinction event, a few representatives of the subgroup called Eutherocephalia survived into the Early Triassic. Some genera belonging to this group...
†Lycosuchidae (unranked) †Scylacosauria Family †Scylacosauridae Infraorder †Eutherocephalia Family †Hofmeyriidae Family †Moschorhinidae Family †Whaitsiidae Superfamily...
part of a subgroup called Eutherocephalia, which includes all but the most basal therocephalians. Nested within Eutherocephalia is a clade called Baurioidea...
basal family Scylacosauridae and the infraorder Eutherocephalia. Scylacosauridae and Eutherocephalia form this clade to the exclusion of Lycosuchidae...
Phylogenetic analysis indicates that it is a basal member of the clade Eutherocephalia, lying just outside a clade containing hofmeyriids, whaitsiids, and...
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