Australobarbarus

Oss-tra-loe-bar-bah-russ.
By Emily Green
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Emily Green

Paleobotanist

Emily Green brings the ancient world of plants to life through her insightful research and engaging writing. Her expertise lies in examining how prehistoric vegetation influenced climate patterns and animal evolution.

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Green, E. (2012, July 3). Australobarbarus. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/australobarbarus/

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Name

Australobarbarus ‭(‬Southern foreigner‭)‬.

Phonetic

Oss-tra-loe-bar-bah-russ.

Named By

A.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Kurkin‭ ‬-‭ ‬2000.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Synapsida,‭ ‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Dicynodontia,‭ ‬Oudenodontidae.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

A.‭ ‬kotelnitshi‭

Size

Skull‭ ‬15-20‭ ‬Centimetres long.‭ ‬Total length roughly about‭ ‬65‭ ‬centimetres long.

Known locations

Russia.

Time Period

Late Permian.

Fossil representation

Almost complete skeletons.

In Depth

       Australobarbarus is a genus of dicynodont therapsid that lived in Russia during the Late Permian.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬New dicynodonts from the Upper Permian of the Vyatka Basin.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Paleontological Journal‭ ‬34‭(‬2‭)‬:S203-S210.‭ ‬-‭ ‬A.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Kurkin‭ ‬-‭ ‬2000.

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