| Arctognathus | |
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| Life restoration ofA. curvimola | |
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Synapsida |
| Clade: | Therapsida |
| Clade: | †Gorgonopsia |
| Family: | †Gorgonopsidae |
| Genus: | †Arctognathus Broom,1911 |
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Arctognathus is anextinctgenus ofgorgonopsids that throve during theLate Permian in theKaroo basin of what is nowSouth Africa.[2]
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.[3]
It was a small gorgonopsid with a total length estimated at 1.1 m and an 18 cm skull.[4]
Below is acladogram from the phylogenetic analysis of Gebauer (2007):[5]
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