Provelosaurus
Name:
Provelosaurus.
Phonetic: Pro-vel-o-sore-us.
Named By: Lee - 1997.
Synonyms: Pareiasaurus americanus.
Classification: Chordata, Reptilia,
Procolophonomorpha, Pareiasauridae, Pumiliopareiasauria.
Species: P. americanus
(type).
Diet: Herbivore.
Size: Up to 2.5 meters long.
Known locations: Brazil - Rio do Rasto Formation.
Time period: Late Permian.
Fossil representation: Skull and post cranial
skeletal remains form at least 4 individuals.
First named as a species of Pareiasaurus in 1985 by D. C. F. Araujo, from fossils recovered from the Rio do Rasto Formation in Brazil, the species was renamed as a distinct genus, Provelosaurus, in 1997. This decision was based upon the observation that Provelosaurus shows greater similarities to South African pareisaurs such as Anthodon than to Pareiasaurus.
Further reading
- Sobre Pareiasaurus americanus sp. nov., do
Permiano Superior do
Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. I-Diagnose Especifica: Annais Academia
Brasil, Ciences, v. 57, n. 1, p. 63-66. - D. C.
F. Araujo - 1985.
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