Moschops
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Moschops is an extinct genus of dinocephalian therapsids that lived in what is now South Africa during the Capitanian stage of the Middle Permian around 264.4–260 million years ago. Fossils have been
Moschops
3D sculpted model of Moschops in various views
A close-up of a reconstructed Moschops capensis skull, from the American Museum of Natural History
An artist's conception of Moschops capensis, based on the reconstruction of a skeleton found in a semi-desert region of South Africa. The skeleton is displayed at the American Museum of Natural History.
Synapsida
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Synapsida is a diverse group of tetrapod vertebrates that includes all mammals and their extinct relatives. It is one of the two major clades of the group Amniota, the other being the more diverse gro
Moschops
…discovered by Broom and Whaits actually came from the Tapinocephalus Assemblage Zone, dating to the Middle Permian. Moschops were heavy set dinocephalian synapsids, with the AMNH 5552 specimen recorded has having a spine approximately 2.42 m (7 ft 11 in) long measured along the length of the curve.187 A 2017 study…
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Skull of Cotylorhynchus, a basal synapsid
Diagram showing synapsid jaw evolution from early "pelycosaur" synapsids to modern mammals
The sea otter has the densest fur of modern mammals.