In Depth
Elliotsmithia is a little known genus of pelycosaur that was initially described from the study of a partial skull.
Further Reading
- A further contribution to our knowledge of the fossil reptiles of the Karroo. - Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 107(3):299-318. - Robert Broom - 1937. - Anatomy and relationships of Elliotsmithia longiceps Broom, a small synapsid (Eupelycosauria: Varanopseidae) from the Late Permian of South Africa. - Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 18 (3): 602–611. - R. R. Reisz, D. W. Dilkes & D. S. Berman - 1998. – Anatomy and relationships of Elliotsmithia longiceps Broom, a small synapsid (Eupelycosauria: Varanopseidae) from the Late Permian of South Africa. – Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 18 (3): 602–611. – R. R. Reisz, D. W. Dilkes & D. S. Berman – 2010.
