# Nitosaurus

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Nitosaurus Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Clade: Synapsida Family: †Nitosauridae Genus: †Nitosaurus Romer, 1937

***Nitosaurus*** is an extinct [genus](/source/Genus) of non-[mammalian](/source/Mammal) [synapsids](/source/Synapsid).

## See also

- [Paleontology portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Paleontology)

- [List of pelycosaurs](/source/List_of_pelycosaurs)

- [List of therapsids](/source/List_of_therapsids)

## References

- [The main groups of non-mammalian synapsids at Mikko's Phylogeny Archive](https://www.helsinki.fi/~mhaaramo/metazoa/deuterostoma/chordata/synapsida/synapsida_index.html)

v t e Synapsida Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Superclass: Tetrapoda Clade: Amniota Tetrapodomorpha see Tetrapodomorpha Reptiliomorpha see Reptiliomorpha Synapsida see below↓ Synapsida Synapsida †Diadectomorpha? †Caseasauria? Eothyrididae Asaphestera? Eothyris Oedaleops Vaughnictis Caseidae Alierasaurus Angelosaurus Arisierpeton Callibrachion Casea Caseoides Caseopsis Cotylorhynchus Datheosaurus Ennatosaurus Eocasea Euromycter Lalieudorhynchus Martensius Oromycter Phreatophasma Ruthenosaurus Trichasaurus Eupelycosauria †Varanopidae? Apsisaurus Archaeovenator Ascendonanus? Eoscansor Dendromaia Nitosaurus? Pyozia Thrausmosaurus Mesenosaurinae Anningia Cabarzia? Elliotsmithia Heleosaurus Mesenosaurus Microvaranops Varanodontinae Aerosaurus Mycterosaurus? Ruthiromia Tambacarnifex Varanops Varanodon Watongia Metopophora see below↓ Incertae sedis †Dimacrodon †Driveria †Gorgodon †Knoxosaurus †Mastersonia †Protoclepsydrops? Metopophora †Ophiacodontidae Archaeothyris Baldwinonus Clepsydrops Echinerpeton Ophiacodon Stereophallodon Stereorhachis Varanosaurus Haptodontiformes †Ianthodon †Milosaurus †Edaphosauridae Bohemiclavulus Edaphosaurus Glaucosaurus Gordodon Ianthasaurus Lupeosaurus Melanedaphodon Ramodendron Remigiomontanus Xyrospondylus Sphenacodontia †Cutleria †Haptodus †Hypselohaptodus †Kenomagnathus †Tetraceratops †Palaeohatteriidae Palaeohatteria Pantelosaurus Sphenacodontoidea †Shashajaia †Sphenacodontidae Cryptovenator Ctenorhachis Ctenospondylus Cutleria? Dimetrodon Eosyodon Macromerion Neosaurus Secodontosaurus Sphenacodon Steppesaurus? Tappenosaurus? Tetraceratops? Therapsida see below↓ Therapsida Therapsida †Raranimus †Biarmosuchia see Biarmosuchia †Dinocephalia see Dinocephalia †Anomodontia see Anomodontia includes dicynodonts †Gorgonopsia see Gorgonopsia Eutheriodontia †Therocephalia see Therocephalia Cynodontia see Cynodontia includes mammals Incertae sedis †Dinosaurus †Kamagorgon †Niaftasuchus See also: Pelycosauria Phthinosuchia Theriodontia Category

Taxon identifiers Nitosaurus Wikidata: Q7041355 GBIF: 4819424 IRMNG: 1414827 Open Tree of Life: 4127156 Paleobiology Database: 38928

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