Name
Trochosaurus.
Phonetic
Tro-ko-sore-us.
Named By
Haughton 1915.
Classification
Chordata, Synapsida, Therapsida, Therocephalia, Trochosuchidae.
Diet
Carnivore.
Species
T. acutus
Size
Unavailable.
Known locations
South Africa.
Time Period
Permian.
Fossil representation
Partial remains.
Trochosaurus is a genus of trochosuchian therocephalian therapsid that lived in South Africa during the Permian.
Further reading- A revision of the reptiles of the Karroo. – Annals of the South African Museum 7(6):361-366. – R. Broom – 1913.
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