Gorgonops

Gorgonops whaitsi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gorgonopsia

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Subordo: †Gorgonopsia

Familia: †Gorgonopidae
Genus: †Gorgonops
Species: †G. torvus – †G. whaitsi –...

Name

Gorgonops Owen, 1876: 27

Etymology: "Gr[eek]. γοργὼν, gorgon; ὤψ, aspect" [Owen, 1876: 27]

References

Primary references

• Owen, R. 1876. Descriptive and illustrated catalogue of the fossil Reptilia of South Africa in the collection of the British Museum. London: British Museum (Natural History). GoogleBooks Reference page. 

Links

• Gorgonops – Taxon details on Fossilworks.

Vernacular names

日本語: ゴルゴノプス属