Moschops
Moschops is a genus of extinct therapsids that lived during the Middle Permian period in what is now the Karoo Basin of South Africa. It is one of the better-known members of the dinocephalian therapsids, a group distinguished by large heads and robust bodies. The type species is Moschops capensis, and the genus is represented by multiple specimens from Permian deposits.
Moschops had a stout, upright body with short limbs and a short tail. Its most distinctive feature
In paleobiology, Moschops is often cited in discussions of Permian ecosystems and therapsid evolution. Its heavy
Moschops remains a key reference point for understanding the anatomy and ecology of middle Permian therapsids