THE POSTCRANIAL SKELETON OF THE LATE PERMIAN SCALOPOSAURIAN KARENITES ORNAMENTATUS (REPTILIA, THERIODONTIA) FROM THE KIROV REGION

Abstract

The intercentrum of the atlas of Karenites has a dual nature. The manus retains rudimentary praepollex and postminimus. The hind limb is long, the fibula curves sigmoidally, the calcaneus has a well-developed tuber calcanei, the astragalus is incompletely developed, and the tibiale and intermedium are separate. The dorsal armor, represented by a medial row of broad dermal plates, is the first recorded in theriodonts.