Cynariognathus

Cynariognathus
Temporal range: Middle Permian
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Synapsida
Order: Therapsida
Suborder: Therocephalia
Family: Scylacosauridae
Genus: Cynariognathus
Species
  • C. Platyrhinus
  • C. Gallowayi
  • "C. paucioridens"
  • "C. Seeleeyi"

Cynariognathus (meaning puppy jaw)is an extinct genus of middle sized carnivorous therocephalian from the Tapinocephalus Assemblage Zone of South Africa.[1] It is sometimes considered a synonym of Pristerognathus.

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