Name
Sefapanosaurus (Sefapano lizard).
Phonetic
Sef-ah-pan-o-sor-us.
Named By
A. Otero, E. Krupandan, D. Pol, A. Chinsamy & J. Choiniere - 2015.
Classification
Chordata, Reptilia, Dinosauria, Saurischia, Sauropodomorpha.
Diet
Herbivore?
Species
S. zastronensis
Size
Roughly estimated to be about 9 meters long.
Known locations
South Africa - Elliot Formation.
Time Period
Norian of the Triassic.
Fossil representation
Partial limb bones, plus scattered remains from at least four individuals.
Sefapanosaurus is a genus of sauropodomorph dinosaur that lived in South Africa during the late Triassic.
- A new basal sauropodiform from South Africa and the phylogenetic relationships of basal sauropodomorphs. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 174:589-634. - A. Otero, E. Krupandan, D. Pol, A. Chinsamy & J. Choiniere - 2015.
