Whaitsiidae
Whaitsiidae is an extinct family of therocephalian therapsids.[1]
Whaitsiidae Temporal range: Late Permian | |
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Theriognathus laticeps skull at the Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Therapsida |
Suborder: | †Therocephalia |
Clade: | †Whaitsioidea |
Family: | †Whaitsiidae Haughton, 1918 |
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Restoration of Moschowhaitsia vjuschkovi
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A 1918 illustration of the skull of Whaitsia platyceps, now classified as Theriognathus major
References
- Huttenlocker, A. (2009). "An investigation into the cladistic relationships and monophyly of therocephalian therapsids (Amniota: Synapsida)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 157 (4): 865–891. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2009.00538.x.
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