''Chlynovia'' is an extinct genus of

therocephalia Therocephalia is an extinct clade of therapsids (mammals and their close extinct relatives) from the Permian and Triassic periods. The therocephalians ("beast-heads") are named after their large skulls, which, along with the structure of their te ...

n therapsids from the

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is ''C. serridentatus'', named in 2000. ''Chlynovia'' was originally classified within Scaloposauria, a group of therocephalians characterized by their small size and lightly built skulls. Scaloposaurians are no longer recognized as a true grouping, but instead represent the juvenile forms of many types of therocephalians. ''Chlynovia'' was placed in the family Perplexisauridae along with '' Perplexisaurus'', but both therocephalians are now placed in the family Ictidosuchidae. ''Chlynovia'' was found in the Urpalov Formation in the Kirov region of Russia. Remains of ''Chlynovia'' have been found alongside

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s and therapsids in the Vanyushonkov Member. These animals make up what is known as the Kotelnich assemblage.

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Baurioidea Therocephalia genera Lopingian synapsids of Europe Fossils of Russia Fossil taxa described in 2000 {{paleo-therapsid-stub