The genus name means ‘reptile-puppy’, from the Ancient Greek herpeto- (ἑρπετόν, ‘creeping animal’) and skylax (σκύλαξ, ‘young dog’). The juxtaposition of reptilian and mammalian names highlights the transitional characters of therapsids.
| Attributes | Values |
|---|---|
| rdfs:label |
|
| rdfs:comment |
|
| sameAs | |
| dcterms:subject | |
| abstract |
|