Scylacosaurus

{{short description|Extinct genus of therapsids from the Permian}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| fossil_range = Permian

| image = Specimens of Scylacosaurus.jpg

| image_caption = Skulls including that of the holotype (C-K)

| taxon = Scylacosaurus

| authority = Broom, 1903

| type_species = {{extinct}} Scylacosaurus sclateri

| type_species_authority = Broom, 1903

}}

File:Scylacosaurus.jpg]]

Scylacosaurus is an extinct genus of therocephalian therapsids that lived during the Permian period.{{cite journal | first1 = Robert | last1 = Broom | year = 1903 | title = On the structure of the palate in the primitive theriodonts | journal = Geological Magazine | volume = 10 | issue = 8 | pages = 343–345 | doi = 10.1017/S0016756800115134| url = https://zenodo.org/record/1812599 }} It contains one species Scylacosaurus sclateri.{{Cite web |title=Mindat.org |url=https://www.mindat.org/taxon-4817695.html |access-date=2025-06-22 |website=www.mindat.org}}