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Restoration of G. whaitsi. Gorgonops was a medium-sized gorgonopsian, with a skull length of 22–35 centimetres (8.7–13.8 in), depending on the species. They ranged from 1.2–2 metres (3.9–6.6 ft) long from nose to tail.
Size comparison between a person and Inostrancevia (reconstructed with long lips and some hair). Earlier gorgonopsids in the Middle Permian were quite small, with skull lengths of 10–15 cm (4–6 in), [1] whereas some later genera attained massive, bear-like sizes with the largest being Inostrancevia up to 3.5 m (11 ft) in length and 300 kg (660 lb) in body mass. [2]
The Gorgons (/ ˈ ɡ ɔːr ɡ ən z / GOR-gənz; Ancient Greek: Γοργώνες), [2] in Greek mythology, are three monstrous sisters, Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa, said to be the daughters of Phorcys and Ceto.
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The scapula (shoulder blade) was 7 cm (2.8 in) long, nearly 1 cm (0.39 in) wide at the joint with the humerus (upper arm bone), and its upper edge expanded to a width of 2.5 cm (0.98 in). A relatively low crest extended along the hind edge of the bone's lower third, and slightly deviated at the front from the edge of the scapula.
'forceful') [2] and Euryale (/ j ʊəˈr aɪ ə l i / yuu-RY-ə-lee; Ancient Greek: Εὐρυάλη, romanized: Euryálē, lit. 'far-roaming') [3] were two of the three Gorgons, along with Medusa, sisters who were able to turn anyone who looked at them to stone. [4] When Perseus beheaded Medusa, the two Gorgons pursued him but were unable to ...
[2] [4] A scylacosaurid therocephalian is also known from the same horizon, estimated to have a skull roughly ~21 cm (8.3 in) long and comparable in size to, if not smaller than Phorcys. It is possible then that Phorcys was the top predator in this assemblage, in contrast to therapsid faunas in the upper Tapinocephalus AZ where therocephalians ...
Members of this genus are found in coldwater environments including the Arctic, the Antarctic, and deep-sea habitats. The scientific name comes from the Greek, gorgós meaning "dreaded" and -cephalus meaning "head", and refers to the similarity between these echinoids and the Gorgon's head from Greek myth with its coiled serpents for hair. [2]