Cynosaurus

Cynosaurus Temporal range: Late Permian, 265.1–254.17 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Synapsida
Clade:	Therapsida
Clade:	Cynodontia
Clade:	Epicynodontia
Genus:	†Cynosaurus Schmidt, 1927
Type species
Cynosaurus suppostus Owen, 1859
Synonyms
Baurocynodon Brink, 1951 Cynosuchoides Broom, 1931 Cynosuchus Owen, 1876 Mygalesuchus Broom, 1942

Cynosaurus is an extinct genus of cynodonts. Remains have been found from the Dicynodon Assemblage Zone in South Africa.^[1] Cynosaurus was first described by Richard Owen in 1876 as Cynosuchus suppostus. Cynosaurus has been found in the late Permian period. Cyno- is derived from the Greek word kyon for dog and –sauros in Greek meaning lizard.