In Depth Lende is a genus of biarmosuchian therapsid that lived in Africa during the Permian. Further Reading - Lende chiweta, a new therapsid from Malawi, and its influence on burnetiamorph phylogeny and biogeography. - Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 35(6):e1008698. - A. G. Kruger, B. S. Rubidge, F. Abdala, E. Gomani Chindebvu & L. L. … Read more
In Depth Lophorhinus was a burnetiamorph biarmosuchian therapsid that lived in South Africa during the late Permian. As a burnetiamorph Lophorhinus was closer in form to the genus Burnetia than to Biarmosuchus. Other genera that Lophorhinus seems to be closely related to include Lobalopex and Pachydectes. Lophorhinus had enlargeds canine teeth that were likely the … Read more
In Depth Lemurosaurus is a genus of biarmosuchian therapsid that lived in South Africa during the late Cretaceous. Although Lemurosaurus lived during the late Permian, the genus is still noted as being primitive in form. Further Reading - New fossil reptile genera from the Bernard Price Collection. - Annals of the Transvaal Museum 21 (1): … Read more
In Depth Lobalopex is a genus of burnetiamorph biarmosuchian therapsid that lived in South Africa during the Permian. As a burnetiamorph, Lobalopex would have been more closely related to genera such as Lophorhinus and Pachydectes than to Biarmosuchus. Further Reading - A New Burnetiamorph Therapsid from the Teekloof Formation, Permian of South Africa. - Journal … Read more