Biology:Ericiolacertidae

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Short description: Extinct family of therapsids

Ericiolacertidae
Temporal range: Early Triassic
Silphedosuchus orenburgensis.jpg
An illustration of Silphedosuchus, a member of the Ericiolacertidae
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Synapsida
Clade: Therapsida
Clade: Therocephalia
Clade: Scylacosauria
Clade: Eutherocephalia
Superfamily: Baurioidea
Family: Ericiolacertidae
Watson and Romer 1956
Genera

Ericiolacertidae is a family of therocephalian therapsids.[1] The family living in the earliest Triassic after the Permian-Triassic extinction event. Genera are: Ericiolacerta found in the Fremouw Formation of Antarctica and the Normandien Formation of South Africa , Pedaeosaurus found in the Fremouw Formation of Antarctica and Silphedosuchus, from the Petropavlovka Formation of Russia , east of the Urals.[2] The family is composed of carnivores.[2]


References

Wikidata ☰ Q18619398 entry