Sycosaurus
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Sycosaurus is an extinct genus of Gorgonopsia
. It was first named by Haughton
in 1924, and contains four species, S. brodiei, S. kingoriensis, S. laticeps, S. vanderhorsti. Sycosauruss skull is about medium size for a Gorgonopsid.
It has a dental formula of i5, c1, pc5.
Gorgonopsia
Gorgonopsia is a suborder of therapsid synapsids. Their name is a reference to the Gorgons of Greek mythology. Like other therapsids, gorgonopsians were at one time called "mammal-like reptiles"...
. It was first named by Haughton
Sidney H. Haughton
Sidney Henry Haughton, , was an English-born South African paleontologist and geologist. The eldest of three children born to Henry Charles Haughton and Alice Aves, he is best-known for his description of the sauropodomorph dinosaur Melanorosaurus in 1924, and his work on the geology of the...
in 1924, and contains four species, S. brodiei, S. kingoriensis, S. laticeps, S. vanderhorsti. Sycosauruss skull is about medium size for a Gorgonopsid.
It has a dental formula of i5, c1, pc5.
In popular culture
- Sycosaurus is referenced in Chapter three in the RPG E.V.O.: Search for EdenE.V.O.: Search for EdenE.V.O.: Search for Eden, originally released in Japan as , is a side-scrolling action role-playing video game developed by Almanic Corporation and published by Enix for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Released in 1992 for Japanese audiences, the game was later translated and released in...
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