Name:
Lanthanostegus.
Phonetic: Lan-fo-steg-us.
Named By: S. P. Modesto, B. S. Rubidge
& J. Welman - 2003.
Synonyms: Lanthanocephalus mohoii
(replaced name).
Classification: Chordata, Synapsida.
Species: L. mohoii (type).
Diet: Herbivore.
Size: Unavailable.
Known locations: South Africa - Koonap Formation.
Time period: Capitanian of the Permian.
Fossil representation: Partial remains.
Lanthanostegus is a genus of synapsid that lived in South Africa during the Permian.
Further reading
- Erratum: A replacement name for Lanthanocephalus
Modesto,
Rubidge and Welman 2002, not Lanthanocephalus
Williams and
Starmer 2000. - Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
40(3):467. - S. P. Modesto, B. S. Rubidge &
J. Welman - 2003.