Alopecognathus

Alopecognathus; Temporal range: Late Permian
	Skulls including that of the holotype (A-B)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Synapsida
Clade:	Therapsida
Clade:	†Therocephalia
Family:	†Scylacosauridae
Genus:	†Alopecognathus; Broom, 1915
Species:	†A. angusticeps
Binomial name
	†Alopecognathus angusticeps; Broom, 1915
Synonyms
	Genus synonymy Alopecideops; Broom, 1932 ; Species synonymy Pristerognathus vanderbyli; Broom, 1925 ; Pristerognathus vanwyki; Broom, 1925 ; Alopecideops gracilis; Broom, 1932 ; Cynariognathus gallowayi; Broom, 1936 ; Cynariognathus seeleyi; Broili & Schröder, 1936 ; Alopecognathus megalops; Broom, 1937 ; Alopecognathus angustioriceps; Boonstra, 1953 ; Pristerognathus roggeveldensis; Boonstra, 1953 ;

Alopecognathus is an extinct genus of therocephalian therapsids from the Late Permian of South Africa.

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