Arganaceras

Are-gan-ah-seh-rass.
By John Stewart
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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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Stewart, J. (2013, March 4). Arganaceras. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/arganaceras/

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Name

Arganaceras ‭(‬Argana horn‭)‬.

Phonetic

Are-gan-ah-seh-rass.

Named By

N.-E.‭ ‬Jalil‭ & ‬P.‭ ‬Janvier‭ ‬-‭ ‬2005.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Pareiasauridae.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

A.‭ ‬vacanti‭

Size

About‭ ‬2‭ ‬meters long.

Known locations

Morocco.

Time Period

Late Permian.

Fossil representation

Partial skull and post cranial skeleton.

In Depth

       Arganaceras was a pareiasaur that lived in Morocco during the late Permian.‭ ‬Like relative genera,‭ ‬Arganaceras would have been quadrupedal herbivores.‭ ‬A particularly close relative of the genus may have been Elginia.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Les pareiasaures‭ (‬Amniota,‭ ‬Parareptilia‭) ‬du Permien sup�rieur du Bassin d’Argana,‭ ‬Maroc‭ ‬-‭ ‬N.-E.‭ ‬Jalil‭ & ‬P.‭ ‬Janvier‭ ‬-‭ ‬2005.

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