Suchogorgon

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Suchogorgon
Temporal range: Late Permian
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Synapsida
Clade: Therapsida
Clade: Gorgonopsia
Family: Gorgonopsidae
Genus: Suchogorgon
Tatarinov, 2000
Type species
Suchogorgon golubevi
Tatarinov, 2000
Life restoration Suchogorgon1DB.jpg
Life restoration

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]

References

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