Heleosaurus scholtzi

Originally thought to be a diapsid reptile.

Name

Heleosaurus scholtzi

Authority

Broom, 1907

Size

Length: 50 cm

Remains

Partial skeleton missing tail and most of the limbs.

Age and Distribution

Probably Abrahamskraal Formation, Beaufort Group, South Africa

Classification

Synapsida Eupelycosauria Varanopseidae

Further Reading

Reisz, R. R. & Modesto, S. P. 2007. Heleosaurus scholtzi from the Permian of South Africa: a varanopid synapsid, not a diapsid reptile. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 27 (3): 734-739.