Biology:Leontosaurus

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Short description: Extinct genus of non-mammalian synapsids from South Africa

Leontosaurus
Temporal range: Late Permian
Holotype skull
Scientific classification e
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Type species
Leontosaurus vanderhorsti
Broom & George 1950
Synonyms
  • Rubidgea platyrhina Brink & Kitching 1953
  • Sycosaurus vanderhorsti Sigogneau 1970
Referred skull, the holotype of Rubidgea platyrhina
Referred skull

Leontosaurus is an extinct genus of non-mammalian synapsids from the Dicynodon Assemblage Zone, Balfour Formation of South Africa . It contains the single species L. vanderhorsti.[1]

See also

  • List of synapsids

References

Wikidata ☰ Q25094571 entry