Kholumolumo

Ko-lum-oh-lu-mo.
By Emerson Winslow
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Emerson Winslow

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Winslow, E. (2016, October 12). Kholumolumo. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/kholumolumo/

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Name

Kholumolumo ‭(‬derived from a type of dragon in Sotho mythology‭)‬.

Phonetic

Ko-lum-oh-lu-mo.

Named By

Claire Peyre de Fabr�gues‭ & ‬Ronan Allain‭ ‬-‭ ‬2020.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Sauropodomorpha,‭ ‬Massopoda.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

K.‭ ‬ellenbergerorum‭

Size

Roughly estimated to be about‭ ‬9‭ ‬meters long.

Known locations

Lesotho‭ ‬-‭ ‬Elliot Formation.

Time Period

Norian of the Triassic.

Fossil representation

Partial remains of several individuals.

In Depth

       Kholumolumo is a genus of sauropodomorph dinosaur that lived in Southern Africa during the late Triassic.

Further Reading

‭ ‬-‭ ‬Kholumolumo ellenbergerorum,‭ ‬gen.‭ ‬et sp.‭ ‬nov.,‭ ‬a new early sauropodomorph from the lower Elliot Formation‭ (‬Upper Triassic‭) ‬of Maphutseng,‭ ‬Lesotho.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology.‭ ‬in press:‭ ‬e1732996.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Claire Peyre de Fabr�gues‭ & ‬Ronan Allain‭ ‬-‭ ‬2020.

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