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Sycosaurus; Temporal range: Late Permian 259–252.3 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Holotype skull of S. laticeps
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Synapsida
Clade:	Therapsida
Clade:	†Gorgonopsia
Family:	†Gorgonopsidae
Subfamily:	†Rubidgeinae
Genus:	†Sycosaurus; Haughton, 1924
Type species
	Sycosaurus laticeps; Haughton, 1924
Species
	†S. laticeps Haughton, 1924; †S. nowaki Broili & Schröder, 1936;
Synonyms
	Genus-level Tetraodon Broili & Schröder, 1936; Tetradontonius Kuhn, 1961; Cephalicustriodus Parrington, 1974; S. nowaki Tetraodon nowaki Broili & Schröder, 1936; Lycaenops kingoriensis Huene, 1950; Tetraodontonius nowaki Kuhn, 1961; Leontocephalus intactus Kemp, 1969;

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Sycosaurus is an extinct genus of rubidgeine gorgonopsians from the Wuchiapingian (Upper Permian) Cistecephalus zone of South Africa. It was medium-sized, about 1.2 m in length.^[2] It was first named by Haughton in 1924, and contains two species, S. laticeps and S. nowaki.^[3]

References

^ "Sycosaurus". Fossilworks.
^ "Sycosaurus - Palaeocritti - a guide to prehistoric animals". www.palaeocritti.com. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016.
^ Kammerer CF. (2016) Systematics of the Rubidgeinae (Therapsida: Gorgonopsia) PeerJ 4:e1608 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1608

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[Fossilworks-1] "Sycosaurus". Fossilworks.

[2] "Sycosaurus - Palaeocritti - a guide to prehistoric animals". www.palaeocritti.com. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016.

[3] Kammerer CF. (2016) Systematics of the Rubidgeinae (Therapsida: Gorgonopsia) PeerJ 4:e1608 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1608

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+| fossil_range = [[Late Permian]]<ref name=Fossilworks>{{cite web|url=https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=140786|title=Sycosaurus|publisher=[[Fossilworks]]}}</ref> {{fossil_range|259|252.3}}
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 [[File:Sycosaurus nowaki.png|thumb|left|Holotype of ''S. nowaki'']]
-'''''Sycosaurus''''' is an extinct [[genus]] of [[Rubidgeinae|rubidgeine]] [[gorgonopsia]]ns from the [[Wuchiapingian]] (Upper [[Permian]]) Cistecephalus zone of [[South Africa]] and [[Usili Formation]] ([[Songea Group]]) of Tanzania. It was medium-sized, about 1.2&nbsp;m to 2.5&nbsp;m in length.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sycosaurus - Palaeocritti - a guide to prehistoric animals |url=http://www.palaeocritti.com/by-group/gorgonopsia/sycosaurus |website=www.palaeocritti.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314233104/http://www.palaeocritti.com/by-group/gorgonopsia/sycosaurus |archive-date=March 14, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> It was first named by [[Sidney H. Haughton|Haughton]] in 1924, and contains two species, ''S. laticeps'' and ''S. nowaki''.<ref>Kammerer CF. (2016) Systematics of the Rubidgeinae (Therapsida: Gorgonopsia) PeerJ 4:e1608 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1608</ref>
+'''''Sycosaurus''''' is an extinct [[genus]] of [[Rubidgeinae|rubidgeine]] [[gorgonopsia]]ns from the [[Wuchiapingian]] (Upper [[Permian]]) Cistecephalus zone of [[South Africa]]. It was medium-sized, about 1.2&nbsp;m in length.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sycosaurus - Palaeocritti - a guide to prehistoric animals |url=http://www.palaeocritti.com/by-group/gorgonopsia/sycosaurus |website=www.palaeocritti.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314233104/http://www.palaeocritti.com/by-group/gorgonopsia/sycosaurus |archive-date=March 14, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> It was first named by [[Sidney H. Haughton|Haughton]] in 1924, and contains two species, ''S. laticeps'' and ''S. nowaki''.<ref>Kammerer CF. (2016) Systematics of the Rubidgeinae (Therapsida: Gorgonopsia) PeerJ 4:e1608 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1608</ref>
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