Lystrosaurus (/ ˌlɪstroʊˈsɔːrəs /; 'shovel lizard'; proper Ancient Greek is λίστρον lístron 'tool for leveling or smoothing, shovel, spade, hoe') is an extinct genus of herbivorous dicynodont therapsids from the …

Lystrosaurus, extinct genus of about seven species of medium-sized heavily built animals that lived from the middle of the Permian Period through the early Triassic Period. The genus was part of the …

One of the greatest survivors in all of Earth’s history was a humble creature named Lystrosaurus. It was a dog-sized animal whose peculiar lineage evolved about 270 million years ago, and looked...

May 27, 2024 · Lystrosaurus is an extinct genus of dicynodont therapsids from the Early Triassic and Late Permian periods. The name is from the Greek words “listron sauros,” meaning “shovel lizard.” …

Kwazulusaurus includes a single species, K. shakai, from the Late Permian of South Africa [8] and Lystrosaurus includes many species from the Late Permian and Early Triassic of South Africa, India, …

The Lystrosaurus is a stout mammal-like reptile often described as resembling a reptilian pig. Like wild pigs, they are usually seen snuffling the jungle floor for food using two small canine teeth and a small …

Lystrosaurus (/ ˌlɪstroʊˈsɔːrəs /; 'shovel lizard'; proper Ancient Greek is λίστρονlístron 'tool for leveling or smoothing, shovel, spade, hoe') is an extinct genus of herbivorous dicynodont therapsids from the …

Lystrosaurus is an extinct therapsid (mammal-like reptile) which lived approximately 260 million to 240 million years ago – from the Late Permian Period through the Early Triassic Period.

Oct 14, 2020 · Lystrosaurus (meaning “shovel reptile”) was a small-dog-sized herbivorous stem-mammal known from the late Permian to Early Triassic, found everywhere across Pangea.