Cynosaurus

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
Cynosaurus suppostus
Owen, 1859
Synonyms
  • Baurocynodon Brink, 1951
  • Cynosuchoides Broom, 1931
  • Cynosuchus Owen, 1876
  • Mygalesuchus Broom, 1942

Cynosaurus is an extinct genus of cynodonts. Remains have been found from the Dicynodon Assemblage Zone in South Africa.[1] Cynosaurus was first described by Richard Owen in 1876 as Cynosuchus suppostus. Cynosaurus has been found in the late Permian period. Cyno- is derived from the Greek word kyon for dog and –sauros in Greek meaning lizard.

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