Scalopodontes

Scal-op-don-teez.
By John Stewart
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Stewart, J. (2012, August 9). Scalopodontes. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/scalopodontes/

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Name

Scalopodontes.

Phonetic

Scal-op-don-teez.

Named By

Tatarinov‭ ‬-‭ ‬2000.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Synapsida,‭ ‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Therocephalia, Ictidosuchidae.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

S.‭ ‬kotelnichi‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Russia.

Time Period

Permian.

Fossil representation

Partial remains.

In Depth

       Scalopodontes is a genus of therapsid that lived in Russia during the Permian.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬New material on Scaloposaurians‭ (‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Theriodontia‭) ‬from the Upper Permian of the Kotelnich Locality,‭ ‬Kirov Region.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Paleontological Journal‭ ‬34‭ (‬supplement‭ ‬2‭)‬.‭ ‬-‭ ‬L.‭ ‬P.‭ ‬Tatarinov‭ ‬-‭ ‬2000.

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