Name:
Kholumolumo
(derived from a type of dragon in Sotho mythology).
Phonetic: Ko-lum-oh-lu-mo.
Named By: Claire Peyre de Fabr�gues &
Ronan Allain - 2020.
Classification: Chordata, Reptilia, Dinosauria,
Saurischia, Sauropodomorpha, Massopoda.
Species: K. ellenbergerorum
(type).
Diet: Herbivore.
Size: Roughly estimated to be about 9 meters
long.
Known locations: Lesotho - Elliot Formation.
Time period: Norian of the Triassic.
Fossil representation: Partial remains of several
individuals.
Kholumolumo
is a genus of sauropodomorph
dinosaur that lived in Southern Africa
during the late Triassic.
Further reading
- Kholumolumo ellenbergerorum, gen. et
sp. nov., a new
early sauropodomorph from the lower Elliot Formation (Upper
Triassic) of Maphutseng, Lesotho. - Journal of Vertebrate
Paleontology. in press: e1732996. - Claire Peyre de Fabr�gues
& Ronan Allain - 2020.