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Haptodus
Haptodus
is an
extinct
genus
of
basal
sphenacodont
, a clade that includes
therapsids
and hence, mammals. It was at least in length. It lived from Latest
Carboniferous
to Early
Permian
. It was a medium-sized
predator
, feeding on
insects
and small
vertebrates
.
H. garnettensis
is currently the basalmost sphenacodontian.
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