In Depth
Elliotherium is a genus of cynodont that lived in South Africa during the late Triassic. Elliotherium is named after the Elliot formation where the holotype fossil was recovered from and combined with the word ‘therium’ which translates to English as ‘beast’.
Further Reading
- Elliotherium kersteni, a new tritheledontid from the lower Elliot Formation (Upper Triassic) of South Africa. - Journal of Paleontology 80(2):333-342. - C. A. Sidor & P. J. Hancox - 2006.
