Kannemeyeria
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Kannemeyeria |
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| Anisium ( Middle Triassic ) | ||||||||||||
| 245 to 237 million years | ||||||||||||
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| Kannemeyeria | ||||||||||||
| Seeley , (1908) |
Kannemeyeria is an extinct dicynodon from the Middle Triassic . Fossils of the genus have so far been found in Argentina , South Africa , India and possibly also in Australia . It probably had a worldwide distribution, during the Triassic all continents in the supercontinent Pangea were connected.
features
Kannemeyeria reaches a length of up to three meters and a weight of almost a ton. The body was barrel-shaped and heavy, the rib cage was very large, the shoulder girdle , pelvis and legs were heavy and massive. The muzzle was pointed and narrow. On the head which formed parietal bone (parietal) has a high crest.
Kannemeyeria belonged to the dicynodonts , a group of therapsids (formerly known as mammal-like reptiles). Presumably they lived in flocks.
literature
- Michael J. Benton : Paleontology of the vertebrates. 2007, ISBN 3-89937-072-4
Web links
- The Paleobiology Database: Kannemeyeria
- Palæos: Kannemeyeria