Chthonosaurus Temporal range: Late Permian |
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Life restoration of Chthonosaurus velocidens | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Order: | Therapsida |
Suborder: | †Therocephalia |
Family: | †Akidnognathidae |
Genus: |
†Chthonosaurus Vjuschkov, 1955 |
Type species | |
†Chthonosaurus velocidens Vjuschkov, 1955 |
Chthonosaurus is an extinct genus of therocephalian therapsid from the Late Permian of Russia. It belongs to the family Akidnognathidae. The type species Chthonosaurus velocidens was named in 1955.