Sauroscaptor

Sore-o-scap-tor.
By John Stewart
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John Stewart

Paleoecologist

John Stewart is a distinguished paleoecologist whose work has significantly advanced our understanding of prehistoric ecosystems. With over two decades dedicated to unearthing fossils across Asia and Africa

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Stewart, J. (2012, July 6). Sauroscaptor. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/sauroscaptor/

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Name

Sauroscaptor ‭(‬lizard digger‭)‬.

Phonetic

Sore-o-scap-tor.

Named By

C.‭ ‬F.‭ ‬Kammerer,‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Bandyopadhyay‭ ‬& S.‭ ‬Ray‭ ‬-‭ ‬2016.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Dicynodontia,‭ ‬Cistecephalidae.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

S.‭ ‬tharavati‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

India‭ ‬-‭ ‬Kundaram Formation.

Time Period

Late Permian.

Fossil representation

‭P‬artial remains.

In Depth

       Sauroscaptor is a genus of burrowing dicynodont that lived in India during the late Permian.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new Taxon of Cistecephalid Dicynodont from the Upper Permian Kundaram Formation of India.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Papers in Palaeontology‭ ‬1-16.‭ ‬-‭ ‬C.‭ ‬F.‭ ‬Kammerer,‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Bandyopadhyay & S.‭ ‬Ray‭ ‬-‭ ‬2016.

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