Alierasaurus
Name:
Alierasaurus.
Phonetic: A-ly-rah-sor-us.
Named By: M. Romano & U. Nicosia -
2014.
Classification: Chordata, Synapsida,
Caseasauria, Caseidae.
Species: A. ronchii (type).
Diet: Herbivore.
Size: Uncertain.
Known locations: Sardinia - Cala del Vino
Formation.
Time period: Artinskian of the Permian.
Fossil representation: Partial post cranial remains.
Alierasaurus is a genus of caseid synapsid that lived in Sardinia during the Permian. Because Alierasaurus is only known from partial remains it is difficult to be certain about its full body size. However, these remains seem to be close to comparable in size to the huge Cotylorhynchus, one of the largest land dwelling creatures of the Permian.
Further reading
- Alierasaurus ronchii, gen. et sp. nov.,
a caseid from the
Permian of Sardinia, Italy. - Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
34(4):900-913. - M. Romano & U. Nicosia -
2014.
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