Ruhuhucerberus

Ru-hu-hu-ser-beh-rus.
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Name

Ruhuhucerberus.

Phonetic

Ru-hu-hu-ser-beh-rus.

Named By

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Synapsida,‭ ‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Gorgonopsidae.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

R.‭ ‬haughtoni‭

Size

Holotype skull roughly about‭ ‬39‭ ‬centimetres long.

Known locations

Tanzania‭ ‬-‭ ‬Penman Kawinga Formation.

Time Period

Late Permian.

Fossil representation

Mostly skull material from at least two individuals.

In Depth

       Ruhuhucerberus is a genus of gorgonopsid that lived in Tanzania during the Permian.‭ ‬The Ruhuhucerberus type species was originally named as a species of Aelurognathus called A.‭ ‬aughtoni,‭ ‬but was split and elevated to genus level by Maisch in‭ ‬2002.‭ ‬A second species of Ruhuhucerberus,‭ ‬R.‭ ‬terror,‭ ‬is now considered to be synonymous with the type species.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Observations on Karoo and Gondwana vertebrates:‭ ‬Part‭ ‬3:‭ ‬notes on the gorgonopsians from the Upper Permian of Tanzania.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Neues Jahrbuch f�r Geologie und Pal�ontologie.‭ ‬-‭ ‬M.‭ ‬W.‭ ‬Maisch‭ ‬-‭ ‬2002.

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