Cyonosaurus Explained

Cyonosaurus is a genus of gorgonopsian therapsids from the late Permian of South Africa. Some skulls have been reported from Early Triassic strata, but further investigation revealed that these reports were erroneous.^[1] Cyonosaurus was 0.6mto1.1mm (02feetto03.6feetm) in length, with a skull 9to in length. The type species Cyonosaurus longiceps was named in 1937.^[2]

See also

• List of therapsids

References

• Vertebrate Palaeontology by Michael J. Benton
• paleodb.org
• Sigogneau D. 1970. Révision systématique des Gorgonopsiens sud-africains. Cahiers de Paléontologie: 417

Notes and References

1. Benoit . Julien . Kammerer . Christian F. . Dollman . Kathleen . Groenewald . David P. . Smith . Roger M.H. . 15 March 2024 . Did gorgonopsians survive the end-Permian “Great Dying”? A re-appraisal of three gorgonopsian specimens (Therapsida, Theriodontia) reported from the Triassic Lystrosaurus declivis Assemblage Zone, Karoo Basin, South Africa . . en . 638 . 112044 . 10.1016/j.palaeo.2024.112044 . 21 May 2024 . Elsevier Science Direct.
2. Ph.D. . Phylogeny and evolution of the Gorgonopsia with a special reference to the skull and skeleton of GPIT/RE/7113 (Aelurognathus?' parringtoni) . Gebauer . E.V.I. . 2007 . Eberhard-Karls Universität Tübingen . Tübingen . 1-316 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221202204458/https://publikationen.uni-tuebingen.de/xmlui/handle/10900/49062 . December 2, 2022 . live.