Lystrosaurus
E514451
Lystrosaurus was a small, tusked, herbivorous therapsid (mammal-like reptile) that thrived in the Early Triassic and is notable for its widespread distribution and survival after the Permian–Triassic mass extinction.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dicynodont
ⓘ
genus ⓘ synapsid ⓘ therapsid ⓘ |
| bodySize | small to medium-sized ⓘ |
| clade | Dicynodontia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Synapsida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet | herbivorous ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | dominant Early Triassic herbivore in many terrestrial ecosystems ⓘ |
| estimatedLength | 0.6–1.0 metres ⓘ |
| extinctionStatus | extinct ⓘ |
| family | Lystrosauridae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstDescribedBy | Richard Owen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstDescribedInYear | 1870 ⓘ |
| fossilsFoundIn |
Antarctica
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
China NERFINISHED ⓘ India NERFINISHED ⓘ Madagascar NERFINISHED ⓘ Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution | Gondwana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
barrel-shaped body
ⓘ
beaked ⓘ robust forelimbs ⓘ short-snouted ⓘ tusked ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| likelyLifestyle |
burrowing or semi-fossorial
ⓘ
terrestrial ⓘ |
| livedDuring |
Permian period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Triassic period ⓘ |
| locomotion | quadrupedal ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | shovel lizard ⓘ |
| notableFor |
survival across the Permian–Triassic mass extinction
ⓘ
widespread distribution in the Early Triassic ⓘ |
| order | Therapsida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous (egg-laying, inferred for non-mammalian synapsids) ⓘ |
| respiratoryAdaptation | suggested to have relatively efficient lungs compared to many contemporaries ⓘ |
| skullFeature |
pair of tusks in upper jaw
ⓘ
toothless beak for cropping vegetation ⓘ |
| suborder | Anomodontia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| temporalRange |
Early Triassic
ⓘ
Late Permian ⓘ |
| trophicGuild | herbivore ⓘ |
| typeSpecies | Lystrosaurus murrayi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | biostratigraphic index fossil for Early Triassic ⓘ |
| usedAsEvidenceFor |
continental connections within Gondwana
ⓘ
post-extinction ecological recovery ⓘ |
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