Species Classification: ‭ ‬Pareiasauridae.

In Depth        Although a relatively little known genus of pareiasaur,‭ ‬Parasaurus was actually the first pareiasaur genus to be named.‭ ‬Parasaurus lived in Germany in during the late Permian,‭ ‬and like with other pareiasaurs,‭ ‬was a‭ ‬plant eater that fed upon low growing vegetation. Further Reading -‭ ‬A re-evaluation of Parasaurus geinitzi,‭ ‬the first named … Read more

In Depth        Deltavjatia was originally named as a species of Pareiasuchus‭ (‬itself largely treated as a synonym to Pareiasaurus‭)‬,‭ ‬and then later as species of Anthodon.‭ ‬Then in‭ ‬1987‭ ‬Deltavjatia was established as a distinct genus by Lebedev.‭ ‬Deltavjatia was a fairly standard pareiasaur,‭ ‬though the genus is noted as having several primitive features. Further … Read more