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Ruhuhucerberus
Extinct genus of therapsids / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
Quick Facts Ruhuhucerberus Temporal range: Late Permian, Scientific classification ...
Ruhuhucerberus Temporal range: Late Permian | |
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Holotype skull | |
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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) | |
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