Scylacosauridae

Scylacosauridae Temporal range: Middle Permian-Late Permian, 265–252 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Life restoration of Scylacosaurus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Order:	Therapsida
Suborder:	†Therocephalia
Clade:	†Scylacosauria
Family:	†Scylacosauridae Broom, 1903

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