Pumiliopareia pricei

Pumiliopareia (often referred to as Nanoparia) is the smallest known member of the pareiasaurs, measuring merely 1/5 of its largest relatives. Like the other dwarf pareiasaurs, its body was entirely covered with osteoderms.

Name

Pumiliopareia pricei

Authority

(Broom and Robinson, 1948)

Size

Length: 50 cm

Remains

Complete skeleton with osteoderms.

Age and Distribution

Upper Permian Cistecephalus zone, Karoo basin, South Africa.

Classification

Anapsida Hallucicrania Pareiasauria

Synonyms

Pareiasaurus pricei (Broom & Robinson, 1948), Nanoparia pricei Broom & Robinson, 1948

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