Mesenosaurus

Me-sen-o-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, June 8). Mesenosaurus. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/mesenosaurus/

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Name

Mesenosaurus.

Phonetic

Me-sen-o-sore-us.

Named By

Efremov‭ ‬-‭ ‬1938.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Synapsida,‭ ‬Eupelycosauria,‭ ‬Varanopidae,‭ ‬Mycterosaurinae.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

M.‭ ‬romeri‭

Size

Holotype roughly about‭ ‬37-38‭ ‬centimetres long.

Known locations

Russia‭ ‬-‭ ‬Krasnoshchel‭' ‬Formation.

Time Period

Wordian of the Permian.

Fossil representation

Almost complete.

In Depth

       Mesenosaurus is a genus of varanopid pelycosaur that lived in Russia during the Permian.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Some new Permian reptiles of the USSR.‭ ‬-Academy of Sciences URSS,‭ ‬C.‭ ‬R.,‭ ‬19:‭ ‬121-126.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Efremov‭ ‬-‭ ‬1938. -‭ ‬The skull of Mesenosaurus romeri,‭ ‬a small varanopseid‭ (‬Synapsida:‭ ‬Eupelycosauria‭) ‬from the Upper Permian of the Mezen River basin,‭ ‬northern Russia.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Annals of the Carnegie Museum‭ ‬70:‭ ‬113-132.‭ ‬-‭ ‬R.‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Reisz‭ & ‬D.‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Berman‭ ‬-‭ ‬2001.

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