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Scalopocephalus Temporal range: Late Permian
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Synapsida
Clade:	Therapsida
Clade:	†Therocephalia
Superfamily:	†Baurioidea
Genus:	†Scalopocephalus Huene, 1938
Type species
†Scalopocephalus watsonianus Huene, 1937

Scalopocephalus is an extinct genus of therocephalian therapsids from the Late Permian of South Africa. German paleontologist Friedrich von Huene discovered the holotype skull of Scalopocephalus from the Cistecephalus Assemblage Zone in 1924 and named the type species Scalopocephalus watsonianus in 1937. Scalopocephalus is similar in appearance to Scaloposaurus and was first classified in the family Scaloposauridae. Scaloposauridae is no longer recognized as a valid group, and Scalopocephalus is now classified as a basal member of Baurioidea.

References

1. Huene, F.F. von (1937). "Drei Theriodontier-Schädel aus Südafrika". Paläontologische Zeitschrift. 19 (3–4): 297–315. doi:10.1007/bf03042247.

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Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Clade: Synapsida Clade: Therapsida Clade: Eutheriodontia Synapsida see Synapsida Therocephalia see below↓
Therocephalia Therocephalia Gorynychus Porosteognathus Cynodontia? Lycosuchidae Lycosuchus Simorhinella Scylacosauridae Alopecodon Alopecognathus Biarmosuchoides? Eutheriodon Glanosuchus Hyorhynchus Julognathus Koksharovia Maraisaurus Pardosuchus Pristerognathus Scylacosaurus Eutherocephalia Caodeyao Kotelcephalon? Nanictidops Perplexisaurus Purlovia Scylacosuchus? Cynodontia? Chthonosauridae Chthonosaurus Ichibengops Akidnognathidae Akidnognathus Annatherapsidus Cerdosuchoides Euchambersia Jiufengia Moschorhinus Notaelurodon Olivierosuchus Promoschorhynchus Shiguaignathus Zorillodontops Whaitsioidea Ophidostoma Hofmeyriidae Gorochovetzia Hofmeyria Ictidostoma Mirotenthes Whaitsiidae Dalongkoua Ictidochampsa Megawhaitsia Microwhaitsia Moschowhaitsia Theriognathus Viatkosuchus Baurioidea see below↓
Baurioidea Baurioidea Homodontosaurus Icticephalus Ictidodon Ictidodraco Ictidognathus Ictidosuchoides Ictidosuchops Ictidosuchus Jiucaiyuangnathus Macroscelesaurus Malasaurus Muchia Nanictocephalus Polycynodon Rhigosaurus Scalopocephalus Scalopodon Scalopodontes Scalopolacerta Scaloporhinus Scaloposuchus Silphictidoides Silpholestes Yikezhaogia Karenitidae Karenites Mupashi Lycideopidae Choerosaurus Lycideops Tetracynodon Regisauridae Regisaurus Urumchia Bauriamorpha Hazhenia Nothogomphodon Notictoides Ordosiodon Scaloposaurus Ericiolacertidae Ericiolacerta Pedaeosaurus? Silphedosuchus Bauriidae Antecosuchus Bauria Microgomphodon Scalopognathus Traversodontoides
Nomina dubia Alopecorhinus Arnognathus Blattoidealestes Dongusaurus Hyaenasuchus Ictidoparia Ictidosaurus Scymnosaurus Tamboeria Trochorhinus Trochosaurus Trochosuchus
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