Olivierosuchus
Olivierosuchus Temporal range:
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Synapsida |
Clade: | Therapsida
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Clade: | †Therocephalia |
Family: | †Akidnognathidae |
Genus: | †Olivierosuchus Kammerer & Sidor, 2002 |
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Olivierosuchus is an extinct
Olivierosuchus was a top predator of the lower Lystrosaurus Assemblage Zone (LAZ) and lived alongside other large therapsids like Moschorhinus. The high diversity of akidnognathids in the LAZ suggests that the group recovered quickly from the
A burrow cast described in 2010 from the LAZ has been attributed to Olivierosuchus or a related therocephalian. The burrow is straight and wide and includes an entry ramp and living chamber. Remains of a juvenile
References
- ^ Brink, A.S. (1965). "A new ictidosuchid (Scaloposauria) from the Lystrosaurus-Zone". Palaeontologia Africana: Annals of the Bernard Price Institute for Palaeontological Research, University of the Witwatersrand. 9: 129–138.
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