Lycaenops ("wolf-face") is a genus of carnivorous therapsids. It lived during the Middle Permian to the early Late Permian, about 260 mya, in what is now South Africa. [1] Like the modern-day wolves from which it took its name, Lycaenops had a long and slender skull, with dog-like fangs set into its upper and lower jaws. [2] .

One of the best-studied gorgonopsians is Lycaenops, a meter-long animal whose name means "wolf-face". Like a wolf's, the skull of Lycaenops (shown below) was long, low, and slender.

Apr 30, 2012 · Lycaenops acquired its name from the striking similarity between it and modern wolves.‭ ‬Although Lycaenops itself was what is loosely termed a mammal like reptile,‭ ‬its similarity to wolves is most likely a case of convergent evolution.‭ ‬Some sources about prehistoric animals also go one further and claim that Lycaenops also ...

Mar 11, 2019 · One of the more mammalian of the therapsids, or "mammal-like reptiles," Lycaenops resembled a scaled-down wolf, with a slender build, narrow, fanged jaws and (probably) fur.

Lycaenops is a rather small gorgonopsian, at only a meter long. Its skull, like other gorgonopsians, is long, slender, and boxy. It has enlarged canine teeth, like many later synapsids. It has an elongate body with relatively short limbs, positioned directly under the body.

Lycaenops was a genus of Protomammal (Therapsid) from the late mid-Permian to early late-Permian period. They lived in modern day South Africa. Lycaenops was a carnivore and about 1 metre (3 feet) long.

Nov 1, 2020 · Lycaenops was a meat-eating synapsid (wide group of animals that includes mammals) that lived in what is now South Africa during the Permian era, between 271 and 251 million years ago.

Lycaenops (littéralement « face de loup ») est un genre éteint de thérapsides gorgonopsiens ayant vécu entre le milieu et la fin du Permien, il y a environ 260 millions d'années, dans ce qui est aujourd'hui l'Afrique du Sud.

Lycaenops was named by Broom (1925). It is not extant. Its type is Lycaenops ornatus. It was assigned to Gorgonopsidae by Carroll (1988); to Gorgonopsinae by Sigogneau-Russell (1989); and to Hyaenidae by Werdelin and Peigne (2010).

Lycaenops is a Carnivorous Therapsid, mostly being related to Northwestern Belka, it was one of Numerous species selected for De-Extinction by Furiye Sciences. Lycaenops, despite its Small Size, Remains relatively small in Population like all of Belkas De-Extinct Fauna.