Gorgonops
extinct genus of therapsids
Gorgonops (literally "Gorgon' face") is the name given to an extinct genus of therapsid which lived about 255-250 million years ago, during the latest part of the Permian period. It was a typical representative of the Gorgonopsia, the dominant predators of their day, which in the largest forms grew to over four meters long.
Gorgonops Temporal range: Late Permian | |
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Head of G. torvus. | |
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Genus: | †Gorgonops |
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