Viatkogorgon
| Viatkogorgon Temporal range: Late Permian | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Synapsida |
| Order: | Therapsida |
| Family: | †Gorgonopsidae |
| Genus: | †Viatkogorgon |
| Type species | |
| Viatkogorgon ivachnenkoi Tatarinov, 1999 | |
Fossil
Viatkogorgon is an extinct genus of therapsid of Permian Russia. It was a small animal, with well developed gastralia, and feet wide and short, that suggests that it could be a good swimmer.[1]
References
- ↑ Tatarinov, L. P. A postcranial skeleton of the gorgonopian Viatkogorgon ivachnenkoi (Reptilia, Theriodontia) from the Upper Permian Kotelnich locality, Kirov Region. Paleontologicheskii Zhurnal – 2004. – (4): 84–94
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