Haptodus
| Haptodus Temporal range: Early Permian, | |
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| Illustration of the H. baylei holotype | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Synapsida |
| Clade: | Sphenacodontia |
| Genus: | †Haptodus Gaudry, 1886 |
| Type species | |
| †Haptodus baylei Gaudry, 1886 | |
| Species | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Haptodus longicaudatus Romer and Price, 1940 | |
Haptodus is an extinct genus of basal sphenacodonts, a member of the clade that includes therapsids and hence, mammals. It was at least 1.5 metres (5 ft) in length. It lived in present-day France during the Early Permian. It was a medium-sized predator, feeding on insects and small vertebrates.