Struthiocephalus

Struthiocephalus
Temporal range: Capitanian, 265–260 Ma
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Life restoration of Struthiocephalus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Synapsida
Clade: Therapsida
Suborder: †Dinocephalia
Family: †Tapinocephalidae
Genus: †Struthiocephalus
Haughton, 1915
Species:
†S. whaitsi
Binomial name
†Struthiocephalus whaitsi
Haughton, 1915
Synonyms
  • Moschosaurus
  • Struthiocephalellus
  • Struthiocephaloides
  • Struthionops
  • Taurocephalus

Struthiocephalus ("Ostrich Head") is an extinct genus of dinocephalian therapsids from the Permian of South Africa. It was a large animal, reaching 288 kg (635 lb) in body mass.[1]

  1. ^ Benoit, Julien; Manger, Paul R.; Norton, Luke; Fernandez, Vincent; Rubidge, Bruce S. (2017). "Synchrotron scanning reveals the palaeoneurology of the head-butting Moschops capensis (Therapsida, Dinocephalia)". PeerJ. 5: e3496. doi:10.7717/peerj.3496. PMC 5554600. PMID 28828230. S2CID 8019159.