Ruhuhucerberus

Ruhuhucerberus is a genus of very large, extinct gorgonopsian therapsids which existed in Tanzania during the Late Permian.[1] Its fossils are found in the Penman Kawinga Formation of the Ruhuhu Basin. It existed sympatrically with the even larger Rubidgea.[2]

Ruhuhucerberus
Temporal range: Late Permian
Holotype skull
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain:Eukaryota
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Clade:Synapsida
Clade:Therapsida
Clade:Gorgonopsia
Family:Gorgonopsidae
Subfamily:Rubidgeinae
Genus:Ruhuhucerberus
Maisch 2002
Type species
Ruhuhucerberus haughtoni
(Huene 1950)
Synonyms
  • Aelurognathus haughtoni Huene 1950
  • Leontocephalus haughtoni Sigogneau 1970
  • Ruhuhucerberus terror Maisch 2002
  • Sycosaurus terror Gebauer 2007
Artist's reconstruction of R. haughtoni

References


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