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Gorochovetzia

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Therapsida

Family
  
†Hofmeyriidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Suborder
  
†Therocephalia

Rank
  
Genus

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Gorochovetzia is an extinct genus of therocephalian therapsid from the Late Permian of Russia. Fossils have been found in the Gorokhovetsky District of Vladimir Oblast. Gorochovetzia is a member of the family Hofmeyriidae. Its type and only species is G. sennikovi, named in 2011. The skull is short and very robust. The canine teeth are large, while those behind them have enlarged crowns and serrated edges. The lower jaw is deep and curved upward.

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Gorochovetzia Wikipedia