Scylacosauridae

Scylacosauridae is an extinct family of therocephalian therapsids. Scylacosaurids lived during the Permian period and were among the most basal therocephalians.^[3] The family was named by South African paleontologist Robert Broom in 1903.^[4] Scylacosaurids have long snouts and unusual saber-like canine teeth.^[5]

Scylacosauridae Temporal range: Middle Permian–Late Permian, 265–252 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Life restoration of Scylacosaurus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Synapsida
Clade:	Therapsida
Clade:	†Therocephalia
Clade:	†Scylacosauria
Family:	†Scylacosauridae Broom, 1903
Genera[1]
†Alopecodon †Alopecognathus †Biarmosuchoides? †Eutheriodon †Glanosuchus †Hyorhynchus †Julognathus †Koksharovia[2] †Maraisaurus †Pardosuchus †Pristerognathus †Scylacosaurus
Synonyms
Pristerognathidae Haughton, 1924 Alopecodontidae Broom, 1932 Ictidosauridae Broom 1932 Crapartinellidae Mendrez, 1975