![GDLeahy on X: "#FossilFriday: A skull of the coyote-sized gorgonopsid therapsid Lycaenops, from the upper Permian (334 million years ago) of South Africa. Gorgonopsids were the first "sabertoothed" predators in the fossil GDLeahy on X: "#FossilFriday: A skull of the coyote-sized gorgonopsid therapsid Lycaenops, from the upper Permian (334 million years ago) of South Africa. Gorgonopsids were the first "sabertoothed" predators in the fossil](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EYq-LuSUEAIvSmD.jpg)
GDLeahy on X: "#FossilFriday: A skull of the coyote-sized gorgonopsid therapsid Lycaenops, from the upper Permian (334 million years ago) of South Africa. Gorgonopsids were the first "sabertoothed" predators in the fossil
![Gorgonopsid skeleton at the Houston Museum of Natural Science. Specifically, it's Inostrancevia : r/Paleontology Gorgonopsid skeleton at the Houston Museum of Natural Science. Specifically, it's Inostrancevia : r/Paleontology](https://i.redd.it/l24v61t3oqz81.jpg)
Gorgonopsid skeleton at the Houston Museum of Natural Science. Specifically, it's Inostrancevia : r/Paleontology
![Dino-Gen on X: "Much like dimetrodon, the gorgonopsids are a group of synapsids from the Permian and later gave rise to the mammals! #science #paleontology #fossil #prehistoric #reptiles #evolution #extinct #zoology #permian # Dino-Gen on X: "Much like dimetrodon, the gorgonopsids are a group of synapsids from the Permian and later gave rise to the mammals! #science #paleontology #fossil #prehistoric #reptiles #evolution #extinct #zoology #permian #](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EEinmzTWwAA4EiY.jpg)