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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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+{{Short description|Extinct genus of therapsids}}
 {{Automatic taxobox
+| 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}}
-| fossil_range = [[Late Permian]]
-| image = Sycosaurus kingor1.jpg
+| image = Sycosaurus.png
-| image_width = 250px
+| image_upright = 1.15
-| image_caption = Life restoration of ''Sycosaurus kingorensis''
+| image_caption = Holotype skull of ''S. laticeps''
+| taxon = Sycosaurus
-| authority = [[Sydney H. Haughton|Haughton]], [[1924 in paleontology|1924]]
+| authority = Haughton, 1924
+| type_species = '''''Sycosaurus laticeps'''''
+| type_species_authority = [[Sydney H. Haughton|Haughton]], [[1924 in paleontology|1924]]
 | subdivision_ranks = Species
 | subdivision =
-* {{extinct}}''S. laticeps'' <small>Haughton, 1924 ([[Type species|type]])</small>
+* {{extinct}}'''''S. laticeps''''' <small>Haughton, 1924</small>
-* {{extinct}}''S. kingoriensis'' <small>(von Huene, 1950 [originally ''[[Lycaenops]] kingoriensis''])</small>
+* {{extinct}}'''''S. nowaki''''' <small>Broili & Schröder, 1936</small>
-* ?{{extinct}}''S. vanderhorsti'' <small>(Broom and George, 1950 [originally ''Leontosaurus vanderhorst''])</small>
 | synonyms =
+'''Genus-level'''
-* ''Leontosaurus'' <small>Broom and George, 1950</small>
+* ''Tetraodon'' <small>Broili & Schröder, 1936</small>
+* ''Tetradontonius'' <small>Kuhn, 1961</small>
+* ''Cephalicustriodus'' <small>Parrington, 1974</small>
+'''''S. nowaki'''''
+*''Tetraodon nowaki'' <small>Broili & Schröder, 1936</small>
+*''Lycaenops kingoriensis'' <small>Huene, 1950</small>
+*''Tetraodontonius nowaki'' <small>Kuhn, 1961</small>
+*''Leontocephalus intactus'' <small>Kemp, 1969</small>
 }}
+[[File:Sycosaurus kingor1.jpg|thumb|left|Restoration of ''S. laticeps'' with prey]]
-'''''Sycosaurus''''' is an extinct genus of [[Gorgonopsia]]. It was medium-sized, about 1.2 m in length. <ref>http://www.palaeocritti.com/by-group/gorgonopsia/sycosaurus</ref> It was first named by [[Sidney H. Haughton|Haughton]] in 1924, and contains thre species, ''S. laticeps'' (the [[type species]]), ''S. kingoriensis'', and ''S. vanderhorsti''.<ref name="Paabpi">''Palaeontologia Africana''; page 123. By Bernard Price Institute for Palaeontological Research; published 1953. Retrieved on June 24th, 2008.</ref> A fourth species, ''S. brodiei'', has been reassigned to the genus ''[[Prorubidgea]]''. ''S. vanderhorsti'' may be synonymous with ''S. laticeps''.<ref name=GEVI07>{{Cite thesis |degree=Ph.D. |chapter= |title=Phylogeny and evolution of the Gorgonopsia with a special reference to the skull and skeleton of GPIT/RE/7113 ('''Aelurognathus?' parringtoni'') |url=http://tobias-lib.uni-tuebingen.de/volltexte/2007/2935/pdf/Eva_Gebauer.pdf |last=Gebauer |first=E.V.I. |year=2007 |publisher=Eberhard-Karls Universität Tübingen |location=Tübingen |pages=1-316}}</ref> One distinguishing feature of ''Scycosaurus'' is its dentition; in each side of the upper jaw, it has five incisors, one enlarged canine, and five postcanine teeth.<ref name="Paabpi"/>
+[[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]]. 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>
-==References==
-{{reflist}}
+== References ==
-*[http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=checkTaxonInfo&taxon_no=39126&is_real_user=1 paleodb.org]
+{{Reflist}}
-*[http://www.paleofile.com/Alphabets/Indexes.asp?Alpha=S&Class=Taxa www.paleofile.com - Alphabetical list, S Section.]
+{{Gorgonopsia}}
+{{Taxonbar|from=Q1946416}}
 [[Category:Gorgonopsia]]
+[[Category:Prehistoric therapsid genera]]
+[[Category:Permian synapsids of Africa]]
+[[Category:Fossils of Tanzania]]
+[[Category:Fossil taxa described in 1924]]
+[[Category:Taxa named by Friedrich von Huene]]
-{{therapsid-stub}}
-{{Gorgonopsia}}
+{{paleo-therapsid-stub}}
-[[es:Sycosaurus]]
-[[ru:Sycosaurus]]