gorgonopsid
Gorgonopsids were a group of predatory therapsids, a lineage of mammal-like reptiles, that lived during the Permian period, roughly 260 to 252 million years ago. They are characterized by their large size and formidable canine teeth, which gave them their name, derived from the Gorgons of Greek mythology. These apex predators were among the dominant land carnivores of their time, particularly in the Late Permian ecosystems of Pangea.
These animals varied in size, but many were comparable to large dogs or wolves, with some reaching
Gorgonopsids belonged to the order Therapsida, which is significant because therapsids are the direct ancestors of