Ericiolacertidae

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Ericiolacertidae
Silphedosuchus orenburgensis.jpg
An illustration of Silphedosuchus, a member of the Ericiolacertidae
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Synapsida
Clade: Therapsida
Suborder: 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 of Russia, east of the Urals.[2] The family is composed of carnivores.[2]


References[]

  1. ^ "Ericiolacertidae". Wikidata. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
  2. ^ a b Ericiolacertidae at Fossilworks.org


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