Scylacosauridae

Scylacosauridae is an extinct family of therocephalian therapsids. Scylacosaurids lived during the Permian period and were among the most basal therocephalians.[3] The family was named by South African paleontologist Robert Broom in 1903.[4] Scylacosaurids have long snouts and unusual saber-like canine teeth.[5]

Scylacosauridae Temporal range: Middle Permian–Late Permian,
Life restoration of Scylacosaurus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Synapsida
Clade:	Therapsida
Order:	†Therocephalia
Clade:	†Scylacosauria
Family:	†Scylacosauridae Broom, 1903
Genera[1]
†Alopecideops †Alopecodon †Biarmosuchoides? †Glanosuchus †Ictidosaurus †Julognathus †Koksharovia[2] †Kotelcephalon †Pardosuchus †Porosteognathus †Pristerognathus †Scylacosaurus Nomina dubia †Cynariognathus †Hyorhynchus †Pristerosaurus