Cyonosaurus
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Cyonosaurus is a genus
of the extinct
suborder Gorgonopsia
. There are five species in this genera: C. broomianus, C. kitchingi, C. longiceps (Olson 1937), C. rubidgei,, and C. tenuirostris. They lived in the late Permian
period, with fossils discovered in South Africa. Cyonosaurus was 0.6 to 1.1 meters in length, with a skull 9 to 18 centimeters in length.
Genus
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of the extinct
Extinction
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suborder Gorgonopsia
Gorgonopsia
Gorgonopsia is a suborder of therapsid synapsids. Their name is a reference to the Gorgons of Greek mythology. Like other therapsids, gorgonopsians were at one time called "mammal-like reptiles"...
. There are five species in this genera: C. broomianus, C. kitchingi, C. longiceps (Olson 1937), C. rubidgei,, and C. tenuirostris. They lived in the late Permian
Permian
The PermianThe term "Permian" was introduced into geology in 1841 by Sir Sir R. I. Murchison, president of the Geological Society of London, who identified typical strata in extensive Russian explorations undertaken with Edouard de Verneuil; Murchison asserted in 1841 that he named his "Permian...
period, with fossils discovered in South Africa. Cyonosaurus was 0.6 to 1.1 meters in length, with a skull 9 to 18 centimeters in length.