Delectosaurus

De-lek-to-sor-us.
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John Stewart

Paleoecologist

John Stewart is a distinguished paleoecologist whose work has significantly advanced our understanding of prehistoric ecosystems. With over two decades dedicated to unearthing fossils across Asia and Africa

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Name

Delectosaurus.

Phonetic

De-lek-to-sor-us.

Named By

A.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Kurkin‭ ‬-‭ ‬2001.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Synapsida,‭ ‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Anomodontia,‭ ‬Dicynodontia.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

D.‭ ‬arefjevi,‭ ‬D.‭ ‬berezhanensis

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Russia‭ ‬-‭ ‬Vyazniki Assemblage zone.

Time Period

Capitanian/Wuchiapingian of the Permian.

Fossil representation

Partial skulls altogether representing two species.

In Depth

       Delectosaurus is a species of dicynodont that lived in Russia during the Permian.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬New Late Permian dicynodonts from the Vyazniki Assemblage of terrestrial tetrapods of Eastern Europe.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Paleontological Journal‭ ‬35‭(‬1‭)‬:53-59.‭ ‬-‭ ‬A.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Kurkin‭ ‬-‭ ‬2001.

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