Kombuisia

Kom-bu-se-ah.
By Lilah Turner
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Lilah Turner

Evolutionary Biologist

Lilah Turner investigates how prehistoric animals adapted to changing environments, offering insights into evolution's mechanisms.

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Turner, L. (2012, September 29). Kombuisia. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/kombuisia/

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Name

Kombuisia.

Phonetic

Kom-bu-se-ah.

Named By

N.‭ ‬Hotton‭ ‬-‭ ‬1974.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Synapsida,‭ ‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Dicynodontia,‭ ‬Kingoriidae.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

K.‭ ‬frerensis‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Antarctica.‭ ‬South Africa.

Time Period

Induan to Anisian of the Triassic.

Fossil representation

Partial remains.

In Depth

       Kombuisia is a genus of dicynodont that lived during the Triassic.‭ ‬The first fossil remains of Kombuisia were found in South Africa,‭ ‬but a second species,‭ ‬K.‭ ‬antarctica,‭ ‬has now been discovered on the continent of Antarctica.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new dicynodont‭ (‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Therapsida‭) ‬from Cynognathus Zone deposits of South Africa.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Annals of the South African Museum‭ ‬64:157-165.‭ ‬-‭ ‬N.‭ ‬Hotton‭ ‬-‭ ‬1974. -‭ ‬The Triassic dicynodont Kombuisia‭ (‬Synapsida,‭ ‬Anomodontia‭) ‬from Antarctica,‭ ‬a refuge from the terrestrial Permian-Triassic mass extinction.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Naturwissenschaften‭ ‬97:187-196.‭ ‬-‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Fr�bisch,‭ ‬K.‭ ‬D.‭ ‬Angielczyk‭ & ‬C.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Sidor‭ ‬-‭ ‬2010.

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