Myosaurus

My-o-sore-us.
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Name

Myosaurus.

Phonetic

My-o-sore-us.

Named By

Haughton‭ ‬-‭ ‬1917.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Synapsida,‭ ‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Dicynodont.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

M.‭ ‬gracilis‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Antarctica‭ ‬-‭ ‬Fremouw Formation.‭ ‬South Africa‭ ‬-‭ ‬Normandien Formation.

Time Period

Olenekian of the Triassic.

Fossil representation

Partial remains.

In Depth

       Myosaurus is a genus of dicynodont therapsid that so far seems to have been spread across South Africa and Antarctica,‭ ‬though it should be remembered that back in the early Triassic these locations were much closer together.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Myosaurus gracilis,‭ ‬an Anomodont Reptile from the Lower Triassic of Antarctica and South Africa.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Paleontology,‭ ‬Vol.‭ ‬55‭ ‬No.‭ ‬2‭ ‬pp.‭ ‬410-424.‭ ‬-‭ ‬W.‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Hammer and J.‭ ‬W.‭ ‬Cosgriff‭ ‬-‭ ‬1981.

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