Thliptosaurus

Flip-to-sor-us.
By Benjamin Gutierrez
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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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Gutierrez, B. (2016, May 23). Thliptosaurus. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/thliptosaurus/

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Name

Thliptosaurus ‭(‬compressed lizard‭)‬.

Phonetic

Flip-to-sor-us.

Named By

C.‭ ‬F.‭ ‬Kammerer‭ ‬-‭ ‬2019.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Dicynodontia,‭ ‬Kingoriidae.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

T.‭ ‬imperforatus‭

Size

Skull‭ ‬8.6‭ ‬centimetres long.

Known locations

South Africa.

Time Period

Late Permian.

Fossil representation

Skull and mandible.

In Depth

       Thliptosaurus is a genus of dicynodont that lived in Africa during the late Permian.‭ ‬The skull of Thliptosaurus lacked teeth and also seems to‭ ‬have lacked the large tusks that are typical in many other dicynodont genera.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new dicynodont‭ (‬Anomodontia:‭ ‬Emydopoidea‭) ‬from the terminal Permian of KwaZulu-Natal,‭ ‬South Africa.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Palaeontologia africana‭ ‬53:179-191.‭ ‬-‭ ‬C.‭ ‬F.‭ ‬Kammerer‭ ‬-‭ ‬2019.

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