Suchogorgon
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]
| Suchogorgon Temporal range: | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Synapsida |
| Clade: | Therapsida |
| Clade: | †Gorgonopsia |
| Family: | †Gorgonopsidae |
| Genus: | †Suchogorgon Tatarinov, 2000 |
| Type species | |
| Suchogorgon golubevi Tatarinov, 2000 | |
References
- M.f, Ivakhnenko (2002). "TAXONOMY OF EAST EUROPEAN GORGONOPIANS (THERAPSIDA)". Paleontological Journal. ISSN 0031-0301.
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