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Scalopognathus

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Scalopognathus
Temporal range: 252.3–251.3 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Synapsida
Clade: Therapsida
Clade: Therocephalia
Family: Scalopognathidae
Genus: Scalopognathus
Species:
S. multituberculatus
Binomial name
Scalopognathus multituberculatus
Tatarinov, 1974

Scalopognathus multituberculatus is a therocephalian from the Early Triassic of the Komi Republic of Russia.[1] It was first named and described in 1974 by Leonid Tatarinov from a singular lower jaw.[2][3] He later found more material, including a partial skull and a few vertebrae, belonging to this species.[1] It is currently the only species in the genus Scalopognathus.

References

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  1. ^ a b Tatarinov, L.P. (1998). "New data on Scalopognathus multituberculatus, a theriodont from the Lower Triassic of the Pechora Basin (Komi Republic), with special reference to the taxonomic status of scaloposaurs". Paleontological Journal. 32 (1): 64–72.
  2. ^ Tatarinov, L.P. (1974). "Theriodonts of the USSR". Treaties of the Paleontological Institute. 143: 1–252.
  3. ^ "Fossilworks: Scalopognathus". Retrieved February 24, 2023.