Viatkogorgon

Viatkogorgon
Temporal range: Late Permian
Scientific classification
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]

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