Lemurosaurus

Le-mu-roe-sore-us.
By Maeve Foster
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Maeve Foster

Paleoclimatologist

Maeve Foster explores the Earth's climatic past to understand the forces that shaped life on our planet. Her research into ancient climate events provides valuable context for current environmental challenges.

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Name

Lemurosaurus ‭(‬Lemur lizard‭)‬.

Phonetic

Le-mu-roe-sore-us.

Named By

Robert Broom‭ ‬-‭ ‬1949.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Synapsida,‭ ‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Biarmosuchia,‭ ‬Burnetiamorpha.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

L.‭ ‬pricei‭

Size

Skull‭ ‬10‭ ‬centimetres long,‭ ‬total body size unknown.

Known locations

South Africa‭ ‬-‭ ‬Middleton Formation,‭ ‬Balfour Formation.

Time Period

Wuchiapingian of the Permian.

Fossil representation

Skull remains of two individuals.

In Depth

       Lemurosaurus is a genus of biarmosuchian therapsid that lived in South Africa during the late Cretaceous.‭ ‬Although Lemurosaurus lived during the late Permian,‭ ‬the genus is still noted as being primitive in form.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬New fossil reptile genera from the Bernard Price Collection.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Annals of the Transvaal Museum‭ ‬21‭ (‬1‭)‬:‭ ‬187‭–‬194.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Robert Broom‭ ‬-‭ ‬1949. -‭ ‬A second specimen of Lemurosaurus pricei‭ (‬Therapsida:‭ ‬Burnetiamorpha‭)‬.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology‭ ‬23‭ (‬3‭)‬:‭ ‬631‭–‬642.‭ ‬-‭ ‬C.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Sidor‭ & ‬J.‭ ‬Welman‭ ‬-‭ ‬2003.

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