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Gorgonops
Taxonomy
Gorgonops was named by Owen (1876). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Therocephalia by Broom (1913); to Gorgonopsidae by Carroll (1988); and to Gorgonopsinae by Sigogneau-Russell (1989).
It was assigned to Therocephalia by Broom (1913); to Gorgonopsidae by Carroll (1988); and to Gorgonopsinae by Sigogneau-Russell (1989).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1876 | Gorgonops Owen |
| 1912 | Scymnognathus Broom |
| 1913 | Gorgonops Broom |
| 1913 | Scymnognathus Broom |
| 1921 | Leptotrachelus Watson |
| 1926 | Chiwetasaurus Haughton |
| 1934 | Pachyrhinos Broili and Schroder |
| 1948 | Scymnognathus Broom |
| 1950 | Scymnognathus Huene |
| 1965 | Leptotracheliscops Kuhn |
| 1969 | Pachyrhinos Boonstra |
| 1988 | Gorgonops Carroll |
| 1989 | Gorgonops Sigogneau-Russell |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. †Gorgonops Owen 1876
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†Gorgonops dixeyi Haughton 1926
†Gorgonops kaiseri Broili and Schroder 1934
†Gorgonops longifrons Haughton 1915
†Gorgonops torvus Owen 1876
†Gorgonops whaitsi Broom 1912
Invalid names: Chiwetasaurus Haughton 1926 [synonym], Leptotracheliscops Kuhn 1965 [synonym], Leptotrachelus Watson 1921 [synonym], Pachyrhinos Broili and Schroder 1934 [synonym], Scymnognathus Broom 1912 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Benton 1983, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: base of the Capitanian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 264.28000 to 254.14000 Ma
Collections (14 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Capitanian | South Africa (Western Cape) | Pachyrhinos kaiseri (31777) | |
| Capitanian | South Africa (Northern Cape) | G. torvus (176246) | |
| Capitanian - Wuchiapingian | South Africa (Western Cape) | Scymnognathus whaitsi, G. torvus (176922) | |
| Wuchiapingian | South Africa (Eastern Cape) | G. torvus (178105) | |
| Wuchiapingian | South Africa (Western Cape) | Gorgonognathus longifrons (171377) G. torvus (176923 178805) G. torvus, G. whaitsi (178803) G. whaitsi (178806) Leptotrachelus eupachygnathus (178830) | |
| Wuchiapingian | Malawi (Northern Region) | Chiwetasaurus dixeyi (176291) Galesuchus sp. (176292) | |
| Wuchiapingian | South Africa (Northern Cape) | G. torvus (174666) | |
| Lopingian | Zambia (Southern) | G. sp. (234484) |