Trochosuchus

Tro-ko-su-kuss.
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Name

Trochosuchus.

Phonetic

Tro-ko-su-kuss.

Named By

Robert Brrom‭ ‬-‭ ‬1908.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Synapsida,‭ ‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Therocephalia,‭ ‬Trochosuchidae.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

T. acutus, T.‭ ‬major‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

South Africa‭ ‬-‭ ‬Tapinocephalus Assemblage Zone.

Time Period

Permian.

Fossil representation

Partial remains.

In Depth

       Trochosuchus is a little known genus of therapsid that lived in South Africa during the Permian.‭ ‬Care should be taken not to confuse Trochosuchus with Trochosaurus,‭ ‬the type genus of the therapsid group which Trochosuchus belongs too.

Further Reading

– Catalogue of types and figured specimens of fossil vertebrates in the American Museum of Natural History. II.–Permian, Triassic and Jurassic reptiles of South Africa. – Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 25(2):105-164. – R. Broom – 1915.

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