In Depth
Arctops was a South African gorgonopsid of the late Permian, but there is now a question over the validity of the genus. It has been considered that Arctops may be the adult form of Scylacognathus, another gorgonopsid that was named a year earlier than Arctops.
Further Reading
– Notes on some carnivorous reptiles. – Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 4:1021-1038. – D. M. S. Watson – 1914. – Anatomy and relationships of the South African gorgonopsian Arctops (Therapsida, Theriodontia). – Papers in Palaeontology. 3 (4): 583–611. – C. F. Kammerer – 2017.
