Tuesday 26 November 2013

Aelurosaurus felinus

Name
Aelurosaurus felinus
Authority
Owen, 1881
Meaning of generic name
Cat Lizard [in Greek]
Meaning of specific name
cat like [in Latin]
Size
Skull length: 13 cm ,Length: 0.7 m?
Remains
Holotype: partial skull
Age and Distribution
Horizon: Cistecephalus assemblage zone, Beaufort group, Upper Permian (Wuchiapingian).

Type locality: Karoo basin, South Africa.
Classification
Synapsida Therapsida Gorgonopsia Gorgonopsidae
Further Reading
Owen, R., 1881, On the Order Theriodontia, with a Description of a new genus and species (Aelurosaurus felinus, Ow): Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London, v. 37, p. 261-265.
Synonyms
Aelurosaurus tenuirostris Broom, 1911; Aelurosaurus striatidens Broom, 1912; Aelurosauroides watsoni Boonstra, 1934
Image by Nobu Tamura (click to enlarge)
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