Hipposaurus
| Hipposaurus Temporal range: Wuchiapingian, 260.4–253.8 Ma | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Synapsida |
| Order: | Therapsida |
| Family: | Ictidorhinidae |
| Genus: | Hipposaurus |
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Hipposaurus ('horse lizard') is an extinct genus of therapsid that lived in the Late Permian. It had a 21 cm skull and a total length of 1.2 m. Hipposaurus was originally thought to be a member of Gorgonopsia.[1]
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