Viatkogorgon
| Viatkogorgon Temporal range: Permian | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Synapsida |
| Order: | Therapsida |
| Suborder: | Gorgonopsia |
| Family: | Gorgonopsidae |
| Genus: | Viatkogorgon Tatarinov 1999 |
| 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