Eosimops

E-os-sim-ops.
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Nisha Yadav

Physicist

Nisha Yadav is a dedicated physicist whose work bridges the gap between physics and paleontology. With a deep interest in the processes that preserve ancient life, she explores how physical principles govern fossilization and the preservation of extinct species.

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Name

Eosimops.

Phonetic

E-os-sim-ops.

Named By

Robert Broom‭ ‬-‭ ‬1921.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Synapsida,‭ ‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Anomodontia,‭ ‬Dicynodontia.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

E.‭ ‬newtoni

Size

About 34 centimetres long.

Known locations

South Africa.

Time Period

Mid Permian.

Fossil representation

‭R‬emains of several individuals including skull and post cranial skeletal remains.

In Depth

       Eosimops is‭ ‬a genus of dicynodont therapsid‭ ‬that lived in South Africa during the‭ ‬Permian.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Skeletal morphology,‭ ‬phylogenetic relationships and stratigraphic range of Eosimops newtoni Broom,‭ ‬1921,‭ ‬a pylaecephalid dicynodont‭ (‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Anomodontia‭) ‬from the Middle Permian of South Africa.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Systematic Palaeontology Volume‭ ‬11,‭ ‬Issue‭ ‬2‭ ‬-‭ ‬Kenneth D.‭ ‬Angielczyk‭ & ‬Bruce S.‭ ‬Rubidge‭ ‬-‭ ‬2013.

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