†Gorgonops torvus Owen 1876 (therapsid)
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Amniota - Therapsida - Gorgonopidae
Belongs to Gorgonops according to D. S. Sigogneau-Russell 1989
See also Broom 1913
Sister taxa: Gorgonops dixeyi, Gorgonops kaiseri, Gorgonops longifrons, Gorgonops whaitsi, Leptotracheliscops eupachygnathus
Type specimen: BMNH R 1647, a partial skull (Incomplete and flattened skull). Its type locality is Mildenhalls, which is in a Wuchiapingian terrestrial horizon in South Africa.
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution:
• Permian of South Africa (7 collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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