Vaughnictis
Temporal range: Early Permian
Skull of holotype
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Synapsida
Clade: †Caseasauria
Family: †Eothyrididae
Genus: †Vaughnictis
Brocklehurst et al., 2016
Species:
†V. smithae
Binomial name
†Vaughnictis smithae
(Lewis & Vaughn, 1965)

Vaughnictis is an extinct genus of synapsid from the Early Permian of Colorado in the family Eothyrididae. It was originally assigned to the genus Mycterosaurus before it was assigned to the new genus Vaughnictis. It is known from a partial skull, hindlimb, and a few ribs. It is closely related to Eothyris.[1]

References

  1. ^ Brocklehurst, Neil; Reisz, Robert R.; Fernandez, Vincent; Fröbisch, Jörg (2016-06-22). Beatty, Brian Lee (ed.). "A Re-Description of 'Mycterosaurus' smithae, an Early Permian Eothyridid, and Its Impact on the Phylogeny of Pelycosaurian-Grade Synapsids". PLOS ONE. 11 (6): e0156810. Bibcode:2016PLoSO..1156810B. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0156810. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 4917111. PMID 27333277.


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