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Suchogorgon Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
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 the Late Permian of 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]