Lasasaurus

‭L‬ah-sah-sore-us.
By Benjamin Gutierrez
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Gutierrez, B. (2015, October 2). Lasasaurus. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/lasasaurus/

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Name

Lasasaurus.

Phonetic

‭L‬ah-sah-sore-us.

Named By

J.‭ ‬Falconnet,‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Andriamihaja,‭ ‬�.‭ ‬L�ng‭ & ‬J.‭ ‬-S.‭ ‬B.‭ ‬Steyer‭ ‬-‭ ‬2012.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Procolophonomorpha,‭ ‬Procolophonidae.

Diet

Unavailable.

Species

L.‭ ‬beltanae‭

Size

Uncertain,‭ ‬holotype is of a juvenile.

Known locations

Madagascar-‭ ‬Middle Sakamena Formation.

Time Period

Olenekian/early Anisian of the Triassic.

Fossil representation

Mostly complete juvenile.

In Depth

       Lasasaurus was a genus of procolophonid parareptile‭ (‬the type genus of the group being Procolophon‭) ‬that live in Madagascar during the early Triassic.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬First procolophonid‭ (‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Parareptilia‭) ‬from the Lower Triassic of Madagascar‭ ‬-‭ ‬Comptes Rendus Palevol‭ ‬-‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Falconnet,‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Andriamihaja,‭ ‬�.‭ ‬L�ng‭ & ‬J.‭ ‬-S.‭ ‬B.‭ ‬Steyer‭ ‬-‭ ‬2012.

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