Lasasaurus

‭L‬ah-sah-sore-us.
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Claire Morris

Marine Paleontologist

Claire Morris has dedicated her career to exploring the depths of prehistoric oceans. Her fascination with ancient marine life has led her to discover significant fossils that illuminate the evolution of early sea creatures.

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Name

Lasasaurus.

Phonetic

‭L‬ah-sah-sore-us.

Named By

J.‭ ‬Falconnet,‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Andriamihaja,‭ ‬�.‭ ‬L�ng‭ & ‬J.‭ ‬-S.‭ ‬B.‭ ‬Steyer‭ ‬-‭ ‬2012.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Procolophonomorpha,‭ ‬Procolophonidae.

Diet

Unavailable.

Species

L.‭ ‬beltanae‭

Size

Uncertain,‭ ‬holotype is of a juvenile.

Known locations

Madagascar-‭ ‬Middle Sakamena Formation.

Time Period

Olenekian/early Anisian of the Triassic.

Fossil representation

Mostly complete juvenile.

In Depth

       Lasasaurus was a genus of procolophonid parareptile‭ (‬the type genus of the group being Procolophon‭) ‬that live in Madagascar during the early Triassic.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬First procolophonid‭ (‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Parareptilia‭) ‬from the Lower Triassic of Madagascar‭ ‬-‭ ‬Comptes Rendus Palevol‭ ‬-‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Falconnet,‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Andriamihaja,‭ ‬�.‭ ‬L�ng‭ & ‬J.‭ ‬-S.‭ ‬B.‭ ‬Steyer‭ ‬-‭ ‬2012.

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