Suchogorgon

Suchogorgon
Temporal range: Late Permian
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Synapsida
Order: Therapsida
Family: Gorgonopsidae
Genus: Suchogorgon
Type species
Suchogorgon golubevi
Tatarinov, 2000

Suchogorgon is an extinct genus of gorgonopsid 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.

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