| Scylacosaurus Temporal range:Permian | |
|---|---|
| Skulls including that of theholotype (C-K) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Synapsida |
| Clade: | Therapsida |
| Clade: | †Therocephalia |
| Family: | †Scylacosauridae |
| Genus: | †Scylacosaurus Broom, 1903 |
| Type species | |
| †Scylacosaurus sclateri Broom, 1903 | |

Scylacosaurus is an extinct genus oftherocephaliantherapsids that lived during thePermian period.[1] It contains one speciesScylacosaurus sclateri.[2]