Malasaurus

Mal-ah-sore-us.
By Harper Gray
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Gray, H. (2014, February 18). Malasaurus. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/malasaurus/

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Name

Malasaurus.

Phonetic

Mal-ah-sore-us.

Named By

L.‭ ‬P.‭ ‬Tatarinov‭ ‬-‭ ‬2002.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Synapsida,‭ ‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Therocephalia.

Diet

Carnivore‭?

Species

M.‭ ‬germanus‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Russia.

Time Period

Mid Triassic.

Fossil representation

Partial remains.

In Depth

       Malasaurus is a genus of therocephalian that lived in what is now Russia during the mid-Triassic.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Gomphodont cynodonts‭ (‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Theriodontia‭) ‬from the Middle Triassic of Orenburg Region. -‭ ‬Paleontological Journal‭ ‬36‭ (‬3‭)‬:‭ ‬176‭–‬179.‭ ‬-‭ ‬L.‭ ‬P.‭ ‬Tatarinov‭ ‬-‭ ‬2002.

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