Vivaxosaurus

Ve-vax-o-sore-us.
By Harper Gray
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Gray, H. (2013, September 12). Vivaxosaurus. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/vivaxosaurus/

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Name

Vivaxosaurus.

Phonetic

Ve-vax-o-sore-us.

Named By

N.‭ ‬N.‭ ‬Kalandadze & A.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Kurkin‭ ‬-‭ ‬2000.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Synapsida,‭ ‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Anomodontia,‭ ‬Dicynodontia.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

V.‭ ‬permirus‭

Size

Rough about‭ ‬1.5‭ ‬meters long.

Known locations

Russia.

Time Period

Late Permian.

Fossil representation

Partial remains.

In Depth

       Vivaxosaurus is a genus of dicynodont that lived in Russia during the late Permian.‭ ‬As with relative genera,‭ ‬Vivaxosaurus would have been a quadrupedal herbivore,‭ ‬using two enlarged tusks in the upper jaw to dig out plants.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new Permian dicynodont and the question of the origin of the Kannemeyeroidae.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Paleontological Journal‭ ‬34‭(‬6‭)‬:642-649.‭ ‬-‭ ‬N.‭ ‬N.‭ ‬Kalandadze & A.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Kurkin‭ ‬-‭ ‬2000. -‭ ‬A comprehensive taxonomic revision of Dicynodon‭ (‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Anomodontia‭) ‬and its implications for dicynodont phylogeny,‭ ‬biogeography,‭ ‬and biostratigraphy.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology‭ ‬31‭(‬Sup.‭ ‬to‭ ‬6‭)‬:1-158.‭ ‬C.‭ ‬F.‭ ‬Kammerer,‭ ‬K.‭ ‬D.‭ ‬Angielczyk‭ & ‬J.‭ ‬Frobisch‭ ‬-‭ ‬2011.

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