Tokosaurus

To-ko-sor-us.
By Claire Morris
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Claire Morris

Marine Paleontologist

Claire Morris has dedicated her career to exploring the depths of prehistoric oceans. Her fascination with ancient marine life has led her to discover significant fossils that illuminate the evolution of early sea creatures.

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Morris, C. (2016, September 11). Tokosaurus. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/tokosaurus/

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Name

Tokosaurus.

Phonetic

To-ko-sor-us.

Named By

G.‭ ‬I.‭ ‬Tverdokhlebova‭ & ‬M.‭ ‬F.‭ ‬Ivakhnenko‭ ‬-‭ ‬1984.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Parareptilia,‭ ‬Parareptilia,‭ ‬Procolophonia,‭ ‬Nycteroleteria,‭ ‬Tokosauridae.

Diet

Herbivore‭?

Species

T.‭ ‬perforatus‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Russia.

Time Period

Kungurian of the Permian.

Fossil representation

Based upon skull.

In Depth

       Originally described as an anthracosaur amphibian,‭ ‬Tokosaurus has later been interpreted as a parareptile.‭ ‬In addition to this,‭ ‬Tokosaurus is also considered to be a possible synonym to the genus Macroleter.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Nikteroletery iz Permskikh Otlozheniy Vostochnoy Evropy‭ [‬Nycteroleters from the Permian of Eastern Europe‭]‬.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Paleontologicheskii Zhurnal‭ ‬1984‭(‬3‭)‬:98-111.‭ ‬-‭ ‬G.‭ ‬I.‭ ‬Tverdokhlebova‭ & ‬M.‭ ‬F.‭ ‬Ivakhnenko‭ ‬-‭ ‬1984. -‭ ‬Impedance-Matching Hearing in Paleozoic Reptiles:‭ ‬Evidence of Advanced Sensory Perception at an Early Stage of Amniote Evolution.‭ ‬-‭ ‬PLoS ONE‭ ‬2‭ (‬9‭)‬:‭ ‬e889.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Johannes M�ller‭ & ‬Linda A.‭ ‬Tsuji‭ ‬-‭ ‬2007. -‭ ‬Anatomy of Emeroleter levis and the phylogeny of the nycteroleter parareptiles.-‭ ‬Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology‭ ‬32‭ (‬1‭)‬:‭ ‬45‭–‬67.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Linda A.‭ ‬Tsuji,‭ ‬Johannes M�ller‭ & ‬Robert R.‭ ‬Reisz‭ ‬-‭ ‬2012.

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