Arctognathus
Extinct genus of therapsids
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Arctognathus is an extinct genus of gorgonopsids that throve during the Late Permian in the Karoo basin of what is now South Africa.[2]
| Arctognathus Temporal range: Late Permian[1] | |
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| Life restoration of A. curvimola | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Synapsida |
| Clade: | Therapsida |
| Clade: | †Gorgonopsia |
| Family: | †Gorgonopsidae |
| Genus: | †Arctognathus Broom, 1911 |
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Discovery
A carnivore, like all gorgonopsid, Arctognathus was given its name ("Bear jaw") in reference to its short and rounded snout. There is only one recognized species, A. curvimola.[3]
Description
It was a small gorgonopsid with a total length estimated at 1.1 m and an 18 cm skull.[4]
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