Anthodon serrarius

One small member of the pareiasaurs called dwarf pareiasaurs. Like the other members of this highly specialized herbivore group, the body was entirely shielded with osteoderms.

Name

Anthodon serrarius

Authority

Owen, 1876

Meaning of generic name

Flower tooth

Size

Length: 1 m

Remains

Holotype (BP/1/548): Partial skull and vertebrae.

Age and Distribution

Upper Permian Cistecephalus zone, Karoo basin, South Africa.

Classification

Anapsida Hallucicrania Pareiasauria

Synonyms

Propappus parvus Haughton, 1913, Pareiasaurus parvus (Haughton, 1913)