Mupashi
Extinct genus of therapsids from the Late Permian of Zambia
Mupashi Temporal range: Wuchiapingian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Synapsida |
Clade: | Therapsida |
Clade: | †Therocephalia |
Family: | †Karenitidae |
Genus: | †Mupashi Huttenlocker & Sidor, 2016 |
Type species | |
†Mupashi migrator Huttenlocker & Sidor, 2016 |
Mupashi is an extinct monotypic genus of therocephalians that lived during the Late Permian of what is now Zambia.[1] It was relatively small-bodied and had a long snout with a high tooth count compared to most other therocephalians. The size of its sclerotic ring suggests that it was adapted to be active in low-light conditions.
References
- ^ Huttenlocker, A. K.; Sidor, C. A. (2016). "The first karenitid (Therapsida, Therocephalia) from the upper Permian of Gondwana and the biogeography of Permo-Triassic therocephalians". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. doi:10.1080/02724634.2016.1111897.
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