Suchogorgon

Extinct genus of therapsids

Suchogorgon
Temporal range: Late Permian
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Synapsida
Clade: Therapsida
Clade: Gorgonopsia
Family: Gorgonopsidae
Genus: Suchogorgon
Tatarinov, 2000
Type species
Suchogorgon golubevi
Tatarinov, 2000

Suchogorgon is an extinct genus of gorgonopsids from Russia. It was a medium-sized animal with a low, narrow skull. Its skull is dotted with small pits, which might have housed sensory organs in life. Its canines were large and flat as in most gorgonopsids.[1]

References

  1. ^ M.f, Ivakhnenko (2002). "TAXONOMY OF EAST EUROPEAN GORGONOPIANS (THERAPSIDA)". Paleontological Journal. ISSN 0031-0301.
Taxon identifiers
Suchogorgon


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