Gorgonopsian - Ancient Predator

Short clip from the 2008 documentary, " Catastrophe - Planet of Fire". Over 150 million years before Tyrannosaurus Rex came along, Gorgonopsian was the Earth s most efficient carnivore. Armed with serrated interlocking teeth, this ferocious animal was the ancient world s top predator. Gorgonopsia (Gorgon face) is a suborder of therapsid synapsids. Like other therapsids, Gorgonopsians were at one time called "mammal-like reptiles".