Arctops
Encyclopedia
Arctops is an extinct genus
of therapsid known from the Late Permian of South Africa
. Its skull was 30 cm (1 ft) long. It perished during or before the P-T Extintion event.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of therapsid known from the Late Permian of South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. Its skull was 30 cm (1 ft) long. It perished during or before the P-T Extintion event.