- Name
- Mesosaurus tenuidens
- Authority
- Gervais, 1865
- Meaning of generic name
- Middle lizard
- Size
- Length: 1 m
- Remains
- Complete skeletons
- Age and Distribution
- Whitehill Formation, South Africa; Irati Formation, Brazil (latest Sakmarian)
- Classification
- Anapsida Mesosauridae
- Further Reading
- Modesto, S. M., 2006, The cranial skeleton of the Early Permian aquatic reptile Mesosaurus tenuidens: implications for relationships and palaeobiology. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 146 (3): 345-368.
- Synonyms
- Mesosaurus brasiliensis
- Synonyms from following link:
- Mesosaurus tenuidens Gervais 1864-66
= Mesosaurus brasiliensis McGregor, 1908
= Ditrochosaurus capensis Gurich, 1889
= Mesosaurus capensis (Gurich, 1889) - Image by Nobu Tamura (click to enlarge)
- Mesosaurus tenuidens:
Saturday, 23 November 2013
Mesosaurus tenuidens
This freshwater aquatic fish-eating reptile was found both in South Africa and Eastern South America, providing evidence for continental drift.
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