Lobalopex

Lo-bal-o-pleks.
By Liam Carter
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Liam Carter

Paleoanthropologist

Liam Carter explores the roots of humanity by studying early human fossils and artifacts. His ground-breaking work has provided a deeper understanding of our ancestors' lifestyles and social structures.

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Carter, L. (2013, March 4). Lobalopex. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/lobalopex/

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Name

Lobalopex ‭(‬lobe fox‭)‬.

Phonetic

Lo-bal-o-pleks.

Named By

C.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Sidor,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Hopson‭ & ‬A.‭ ‬W.‭ ‬Keyser‭ ‬-‭ ‬2004.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Synapsida,‭ ‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Biarmosuchia,‭ ‬Burnetiamorpha.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

L.‭ ‬mordax‭

Size

Skull about‭ ‬15‭ ‬centimetres long,‭ ‬total body size estimated to be about‭ ‬80‭ ‬centimetres long.

Known locations

South Africa‭ ‬-‭ ‬Teekloof Formation.

Time Period

Capitanian of the Permian.

Fossil representation

Skull,‭ ‬mandible‭ (‬lower jaw‭) ‬and first four cervical‭ (‬neck‭) ‬vertebrae.

In Depth

       Lobalopex is a genus of burnetiamorph biarmosuchian therapsid that lived in South Africa during the Permian.‭ ‬As a burnetiamorph,‭ ‬Lobalopex would have been more closely related to genera such as Lophorhinus and Pachydectes than to Biarmosuchus.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A New Burnetiamorph Therapsid from the Teekloof Formation,‭ ‬Permian of South Africa.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology‭ ‬24‭(‬4‭)‬:938-950.‭ ‬-‭ ‬C.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Sidor,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Hopson‭ & ‬A.‭ ‬W.‭ ‬Keyser‭ ‬-‭ ‬2004.

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