Gorgonopsians
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| Gorgonopsia (from the Greek Gorgon, a mythological beast, and óps 'aspect') is an extinct group of sabre-toothed therapsids from the Middle to Upper Permian roughly 265 to 252 million years ago. They are characterised by a long and narrow skull, as well as elongated upper and sometimes lower canine teeth and incisors which were likely used as slashing and stabbing weapons.
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 †Dinogorgon
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 †Inostrancevia
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Dinogorgon
| phylum | Chordata | Dinogorgon ("terrible gorgon") is an extinct genus of rubidgeine gorgonopsians from the Late Permian of South Africa and Tanzania. Dinogorgon was a 2 m (6 ft) long predator that preyed on reptiles and smaller therapsids. It is a member of the tribe Rubidgeini.
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| order | Therapsida | |
| family | Gorgonopsidae | |
| genus | †Dinogorgon | |
| temporal range | Late Permian |
Inostrancevia
| phylum | Chordata | Inostrancevia were the largest gorgonopsids known, with total body lengths reaching 3.5 m (11 ft 6 in) and long, narrow skulls up to 60 cm (24 in) long. Inostrancevia shared its habitat with Scutosaurus which it likely preyed upon.
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| order | Therapsida | |
| family | Gorgonopsidae | |
| species | Inostrancevia alexandri | |
| fossil range | Late Permian |
