Lende

Len-de.
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. (2014, February 24). Lende. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/lende/

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Name

Lende.

Phonetic

Len-de.

Named By

A.‭ ‬G.‭ ‬Kruger,‭ ‬B.‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Rubidge,‭ ‬F.‭ ‬Abdala,‭ ‬E.‭ ‬Gomani Chindebvu‭ & ‬L.‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Jacobs‭ ‬-‭ ‬2015.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Synapsida,‭ ‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Biarmosuchia,‭ ‬Burnetiamorpha.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

L.‭ ‬chiweta‭

Size

Uncertain.

Known locations

Malawi.

Time Period

Permian.

Fossil representation

Almost complete skull and lower jaw.

In Depth

       Lende is a genus of biarmosuchian‭ ‬therapsid that lived in Africa during the‭ ‬Permian.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Lende chiweta,‭ ‬a new therapsid from Malawi,‭ ‬and its influence on burnetiamorph phylogeny and biogeography.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology‭ ‬35‭(‬6‭)‬:e1008698.‭ ‬-‭ ‬A.‭ ‬G.‭ ‬Kruger,‭ ‬B.‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Rubidge,‭ ‬F.‭ ‬Abdala,‭ ‬E.‭ ‬Gomani Chindebvu‭ & ‬L.‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Jacobs‭ ‬-‭ ‬2015.

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