Suchogorgon
Extinct genus of therapsids
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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]
| Suchogorgon Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Synapsida |
| Clade: | Therapsida |
| Clade: | †Gorgonopsia |
| Family: | †Gorgonopsidae |
| Genus: | †Suchogorgon Tatarinov, 2000 |
| Type species | |
| Suchogorgon golubevi Tatarinov, 2000 | |
