Emyduranus

Em-e-du-ray-nus.
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Lilah Turner

Evolutionary Biologist

Lilah Turner investigates how prehistoric animals adapted to changing environments, offering insights into evolution's mechanisms.

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Name

Emyduranus.

Phonetic

Em-e-du-ray-nus.

Named By

Robert Broom‭ ‬-‭ ‬1921.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Synapsida,‭ ‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Dicynodontia.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

E.‭ ‬platyops

Size

Unavailable

Known locations

South Africa‭ ‬-‭ ‬Teekloof Formation.

Time Period

Wuchiapingian of the Permian.

Fossil representation

‭Partial remains.

In Depth

       Emyduranus is a genus of non-mammalian synapsid that lived in South Africa during the Permian.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬On some new genera and species of anomodont reptiles from the Karroo beds of South Africa.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London‭ ‬647-674.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Robert Broom‭ ‬-‭ ‬1921.

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