Idelesaurus

Eye-del-e-sor-us.
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. (2014, December 11). Idelesaurus. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/idelesaurus/

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Name

Idelesaurus.

Phonetic

Eye-del-e-sor-us.

Named By

A.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Kurkin‭ ‬-‭ ‬2006.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Synapsida,‭ ‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Dicynodontia.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

I.‭ ‬tataricus‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Russian Federation,‭ ‬Tatarstan.

Time Period

Capitanian of the Permian.

Fossil representation

Skull.

In Depth

       Idelesaurus is a genus of dicynodont that lived in Tatarstan during the Permian.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A New Dicynodont‭ (‬Anomodontia,‭ ‬Eotherapsida‭) ‬from the Upper Permian of Tatarstan.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Paleontological Journal‭ ‬40‭(‬4‭)‬:434-437.‭ ‬-‭ ‬A.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Kurkin‭ ‬-‭ ‬2006.

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