Gorochovetzia Temporal range: Late Permian |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Synapsida |
Order: | Therapsida |
Suborder: | †Therocephalia |
Family: | †Hofmeyriidae |
Genus: | †Gorochovetzia Ivakhnenko, 2011 |
Type species | |
†G. sennikovi Ivakhnenko, 2011 |
Gorochovetzia is an extinct genus of therocephalian therapsid from the Late Permian of Russia. Fossils have been found in the Gorokhovetsky District of Vladimir Oblast. Gorochovetzia is a member of the family Hofmeyriidae. Its type and only species is G. sennikovi, named in 2011. The skull is short and very robust. The canine teeth are large, while those behind them have enlarged crowns and serrated edges. The lower jaw is deep and curved upward.[1]
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