Arctognathus
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Arctognathus Temporal range: Permian |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | Therapsida |
| Family: | †Gorgonopsidae |
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†Arctognathus Broom, 1911 |
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Arctognathus is an extinct genus of gorgonopsid that throve during the Late Permian in the Karoo basin of what is now South Africa.
A carnivore, like all gorgonopsid, Arctognathus was given its name ("Bear jaw") in reference to its short and rounded snout. There is only one recognized species, A. curvimola.
It was a small gorgonopsid with a total length estimated at 1.1 m and an 18 cm skull.
Below is a cladogram from the phylogenetic analysis of Gebauer (2007):
Arctognathus
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