Gorynychus

picture info	Gorynychus ''Gorynychus'' is a genus of therocephalian from the mid-Permian from Kotelnich, Russia. The genus contains two species, ''G. masyutinae'' and ''G. sundyrensis''. It was named after the three-headed dragon Zmey Gorynych (Змей Горыныч) from Russian mythology. Description ''G. masyutinae'', only known from its holotype A holotype (Latin: ''holotypus'') is a single physical example (or illustration) of an organism used when the species (or lower-ranked taxon) was formally described. It is either the single such physical example (or illustration) or one of s ..., was wolf-sized and appears to have represented the largest predator in the Kotelnich fauna. Like many theriodonts, it had strongly developed and prominent canine teeth. Paleoecology The discovery of such a large therocephalian as the apex predator of its environment coupled with the discovery of a smaller gorgonopsid, the smaller and nocturnal '' Nochnitsa'', in the same formation indicates that a fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Gorynychus Species ''Gorynychus'' is a genus of therocephalian from the mid-Permian from Kotelnich, Russia. The genus contains two species, ''G. masyutinae'' and ''G. sundyrensis''. It was named after the three-headed dragon Zmey Gorynych (Змей Горыныч) from Russian mythology. Description ''G. masyutinae'', only known from its holotype, was wolf-sized and appears to have represented the largest predator in the Kotelnich fauna. Like many theriodonts, it had strongly developed and prominent canine teeth In mammalian oral anatomy, the canine teeth, also called cuspids, dogteeth, eye teeth, vampire teeth, or fangs, are the relatively long, pointed teeth. In the context of the upper jaw, they are also known as '' fangs''. They can appear more fl .... Paleoecology The discovery of such a large therocephalian as the apex predator of its environment coupled with the discovery of a smaller gorgonopsid, the smaller and nocturnal '' Nochnitsa'', in the same formation indicates that a faun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Therocephalia Therocephalia is an extinct clade of therapsids (mammals and their close extinct relatives) from the Permian and Triassic periods. The therocephalians ("beast-heads") are named after their large skulls, which, along with the structure of their teeth, suggest that they were carnivores. Like other non-mammalian synapsids, therocephalians were once described as "mammal-like reptiles". Therocephalia is the group most closely related to the cynodonts, which gave rise to the mammals. Indeed, it had been proposed that therocephalians themselves may have given rise to the cynodonts, and therefore that therocephalians as recognised are paraphyletic in relation to cynodonts and so not a clade. Conventionally, however, Therocephalia is regarded as the sister clade of Cynodontia, together forming the clade Eutheriodontia. The close relationship of Therocephalia to Cynodontia takes evidence in a variety of skeletal features. Most notable is that the skull roof is narrowed between two enlarged ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Nochnitsa ''Nochnitsa'' is an extinct genus of gorgonopsian therapsids who lived during an uncertain stage of the Permian in what is now European Russia. Only one species is known, ''N. geminidens'', described in 2018 from a single specimen including a complete skull and some postcranial remains, discovered in the red Bed (geology), beds of Kotelnich, Kirov Oblast. The genus is named in reference to Nocnitsa, a nocturnal creature from Slavic mythology. This name is intended as a parallel to the Gorgons, which are named after many genera among gorgonopsians, as well as for the Nocturnality, nocturnal behavior inferred for the animal. The only known specimen of ''Nochnitsa'' is one of the smallest gorgonopsians identified to date, with a skull measuring close to in length. The rare postcranial elements indicate that the animal's skeleton should be particularly slender. Phylogenetic analysis, Phylogenetic analyzes published since its official description consider it as the most Basal (phyloge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]