Brachyprosopus

Brak-e-pro-so-pus.
By John Stewart
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John Stewart

Paleoecologist

John Stewart is a distinguished paleoecologist whose work has significantly advanced our understanding of prehistoric ecosystems. With over two decades dedicated to unearthing fossils across Asia and Africa

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Stewart, J. (2016, July 16). Brachyprosopus. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/brachyprosopus/

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Name

Brachyprosopus.

Phonetic

Brak-e-pro-so-pus.

Named By

E.‭ ‬C.‭ ‬Olson‭ ‬-‭ ‬1937.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Synapsida,‭ ‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Anomodontia.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

B.‭ ‬broomi‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

South Africa.

Time Period

Permian.

Fossil representation

Skull.

In Depth

       Brachyprosopus is a genus of anomodont therapsid that lived in South Africa during the Permian.

Further Reading

-The skull structure of a new anomodont.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Geology‭ ‬45‭(‬8‭)‬:851-858.‭ ‬-‭ ‬E.‭ ‬C.‭ ‬Olson‭ ‬-‭ ‬1937. – A reevaluation of Brachyprosopus broomiand Chelydontops altidentalis, dicynodonts (Therapsida, Anomodontia) from the middle Permian Tapinocephalus Assemblage Zone of the Karoo Basin, South Africa. – Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 36 (2): e1078342. – Kenneth D. Angielczyk, Bruce S. Rubidge, Michael O. Day & Florence Lin – 2016.

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