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| fossil_range = [[Late Permian]], {{fossil_range|265.1|254.17}}
| fossil_range = [[Late Permian]], {{fossil_range|265.1|254.17}}
| authority = Schmidt, 1927
| authority = Schmidt, 1927
| type_species = '''''Galesaurus planiceps'''''
| type_species_authority = Owen, 1859
| synonyms =
| synonyms =
* ''Baurocynodon'' <small>Brink, 1951</small>
* ''Baurocynodon'' <small>Brink, 1951</small>

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Cynosaurus
Temporal range: Late Permian, 265.1–254.17 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Synapsida
Clade: Therapsida
Clade: Cynodontia
Clade: Epicynodontia
Genus: Cynosaurus
Schmidt, 1927
Type species
Galesaurus planiceps
Owen, 1859
Synonyms
  • Baurocynodon Brink, 1951
  • Cynosuchoides Broom, 1931
  • Cynosuchus Owen, 1876
  • Mygalesuchus Broom, 1942

Cynosaurus is an extinct genus of non-mammalian synapsid. Remains have been found from the Dicynodon Assemblage Zone in South Africa.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ T. S. Kemp: The Origin and Evolution of Mammals Oxford University Press, 2005. ISBN 0-19-850760-7