Ichibengops

E-che-ben-gops.
By Benjamin Gutierrez
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Gutierrez, B. (2015, May 17). Ichibengops. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/ichibengops/

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Name

Ichibengops ‭(‬Scarface‭)‬.

Phonetic

E-che-ben-gops.

Named By

Adam K.‭ ‬Huttenlocker,‭ ‬Christian A.‭ ‬Sidor‭ & ‬Kenenth D.‭ ‬Angielczyk‭ ‬-‭ ‬2015.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Synapsida,‭ ‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Therocephalia,‭ ‬Eutherocephalia.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

I.‭ ‬munyamadziensis‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Zambia‭ ‬-‭ ‬Madumabisa Mudstone Formation.

Time Period

Wuchiapingian of the Permian.

Fossil representation

Skull.

In Depth

       Dubbed‭ ‘‬scarface‭’ ‬in the popular media when first described,‭ ‬Ichibengops is a possibly second genus of venomous therocephalian therapsid that lived in Africa during the Late Permian.‭ ‬This is because Ichibengops has similar grooved teeth with potential placement of venom glands as another genus of therocephalian therapsid called Euchambersia,‭ ‬also speculated to have been venomous.‭ ‬Ichibengops is also the first therocephalian therapsid from Zambia to be described in detail.‭

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new eutherocephalian‭ (‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Therocephalia‭) ‬from the upper Permian Madumabisa Mudstone Formation‭ (‬Luangwa Basin‭) ‬of Zambia.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Adam K.‭ ‬Huttenlocker,‭ ‬Christian A.‭ ‬Sidor‭ & ‬Kenenth D.‭ ‬Angielczyk‭ ‬-‭ ‬2015.

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