Progalesaurus

Pro-gal-e-sor-us.
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Name

Progalesaurus ‭(‬Before Galesaurus‭)‬.

Phonetic

Pro-gal-e-sor-us.

Named By

C.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Sidor‭ & ‬R.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬H.‭ ‬Smith‭ ‬-‭ ‬2004.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Synapsida,‭ ‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Cynodontia,‭ ‬Galesauridae.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

P.‭ ‬lootbergensis‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

South Africa‭ ‬-‭ ‬Balfour Formation.

Time Period

Induan of the Triassic.

Fossil representation

Partial remains.

In Depth

       Progalesaurus is a genus of galesaurid cynodont that lived in South Africa during the early Triassic.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new galesaurid‭ (‬Therapsida:‭ ‬Cyndontia‭) ‬from the Lower Triassic of South Africa.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Palaeontology‭ ‬47:535-556.‭ ‬-‭ ‬C.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Sidor‭ & ‬R.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬H.‭ ‬Smith‭ ‬-‭ ‬2004. – Aggregations and parental care in the Early Triassic basal cynodonts Galesaurus planiceps and Thrinaxodon liorhinus. – PeerJ. 5: e2875. – Sandra C. Jasinoski & Fernando Abdala – 2017.

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