Saurorictus

Saurorictus
Temporal range: Late Permian, 260.5–255 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Family: Captorhinidae
Genus: Saurorictus
Modesto & Smith, 2001
Species:
S. australis
Binomial name
Saurorictus australis
Modesto & Smith, 2001

Saurorictus is an extinct genus of Late Permian captorhinid known from Western Cape Province of South Africa.[1]

  1. ^ Sean P. Modesto; Roger M. H. Smith (2001). "A new Late Permian captorhinid reptile: a first record from the South African Karoo". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 21 (3): 405–409. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2001)021[0405:anlpcr]2.0.co;2. JSTOR 20061970. S2CID 130581233.