Ruhuhucerberus_haughtoni

<i>Ruhuhucerberus</i>

Ruhuhucerberus

Extinct genus of therapsids

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 ...
Artist's reconstruction of R. haughtoni

References

  1. [1]
    Kammerer, Christian F. (2016). "Systematics of the Rubidgeinae (Therapsida: Gorgonopsia)". PeerJ. 4: e1608. doi:10.7717/peerj.1608. PMC 4730894. PMID 26823998.
  2. [2]
    M. W. Maisch (2002). "Observations on Karoo and Gondwana vertebrates: Part 3: notes on the gorgonopsians from the Upper Permian of Tanzania". Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Monatshefte. 2002 (4): 237–251. doi:10.1127/njgpm/2002/2002/237.


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