Sefapanosaurus

Sef-ah-pan-o-sor-us.
By Harper Gray
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Gray, H. (2012, May 27). Sefapanosaurus. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/sefapanosaurus/

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Name

Sefapanosaurus ‭(‬Sefapano lizard‭)‬.

Phonetic

Sef-ah-pan-o-sor-us.

Named By

A.‭ ‬Otero,‭ ‬E.‭ ‬Krupandan,‭ ‬D.‭ ‬Pol,‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Chinsamy‭ & ‬J.‭ ‬Choiniere‭ ‬-‭ ‬2015.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Sauropodomorpha.

Diet

Herbivore‭?

Species

S.‭ ‬zastronensis‭

Size

Roughly estimated to be about‭ ‬9‭ ‬meters long.

Known locations

South Africa‭ ‬-‭ ‬Elliot Formation.

Time Period

Norian of the Triassic.

Fossil representation

Partial limb bones,‭ ‬plus scattered remains from at least four individuals.

In Depth

       Sefapanosaurus is a genus of sauropodomorph dinosaur that lived in South Africa during the late Triassic.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new basal sauropodiform from South Africa and the phylogenetic relationships of basal sauropodomorphs.‭ ‬Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society‭ ‬174:589-634.‭ ‬-‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Otero,‭ ‬E.‭ ‬Krupandan,‭ ‬D.‭ ‬Pol,‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Chinsamy‭ & ‬J.‭ ‬Choiniere‭ ‬-‭ ‬2015.

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