Biology:Shiguaignathus

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Short description: Extinct genus of therapsid from Late Permian China

Shiguaignathus
Temporal range: Lopingian
Shiguaignathus.png
Holotype skull shown from above and below
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Synapsida
Clade: Therapsida
Clade: Therocephalia
Family: Akidnognathidae
Genus: Shiguaignathus
Liu & Abdala, 2017
Species:
S. wangi
Binomial name
Shiguaignathus wangi
Liu & Abdala, 2017
Skull shown from the sides

Shiguaignathus is an extinct genus of therocephalian therapsid that lived in what is now China during the Late Permian.[1] It was found in the Naobaogou Formation and is known from a partial skull. It was found to be a basal member of Akidnognathidae.

See also

  • List of synapsids

References

Wikidata ☰ Q60794548 entry