Eoarctops
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Eoarctops is an extinct genus of Gorgonopsia
. It was first named by Haughton in 1929, and contains one species, E. vanderbyli. The jaw of an Eoarctops shows four or five upper incisors, a canine, and three molars in the same margin.
Gorgonopsia
Gorgonopsia is a suborder of therapsid synapsids. Their name is a reference to the Gorgons of Greek mythology. Like other therapsids, gorgonopsians were at one time called "mammal-like reptiles"...
. It was first named by Haughton in 1929, and contains one species, E. vanderbyli. The jaw of an Eoarctops shows four or five upper incisors, a canine, and three molars in the same margin.