Scaloposaurus constrictus

Scaloposaurus Temporal range: Early Triassic PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Synapsida
Order:	Therapsida
Suborder:	Therocephalia
Genus:	Scaloposaurus Owen, 1876
Binomial name
Scaloposaurus constrictus Owen, 1876

Scaloposaurus is an extinct genus of carnivorous therocephalians living during the Triassic 251.0—245.0 Ma existing for approximately 5 million years.

Scaloposaurus was named by Owen (1876). It is not extant. It was assigned to Therocephalia by Broom (1913); and to Scaloposauridae by Carroll (1988).