Aelurosaurus
Name:
Aelurosaurus
(cat lizard).
Phonetic: Ay-lu-roe-sore-us.
Named By: Richard Owen - 1881.
Synonyms: Aelurosauroides,
Aelurosauropsis, Galerhinus.
Classification: Chordata, Therapsida,
Theriodontia, Gorgonopsia.
Species: A. felinus
(type), A. polyodon, A. whaitsi, A. wilmanae,
A. watermeyeri?
Diet: Carnivore.
Size: Total body length 70 centimetres long,
skull 13 centimetres long.
Known locations: South Africa, Karoo Basin.
Time period: Wuchiapingian of the Permian.
Fossil representation: Remains of several
individuals.
Aelurosaurus was a fairly small gorgonopsid, and although a predator in its own right, Aelurosaurus probably had to be wary of its larger gorgonopsid cousins.
Further reading
- On the Order Theriodontia, with a Description of a new genus and
species (Aelurosaurus felinus, Ow), Richard
Owen - 1881.
- Phylogeny and evolution of the Gorgonopsia with a special reference
to the skull and skeleton of GPIT/RE/7113 ("Aelurognathus"?
parringtoni), E. V. I. Gebauer -
2007.
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