Thursday 28 November 2013

Pumiliopareia pricei

Pumiliopareia (often referred to as Nanoparia) is the smallest known member of the pareiasaurs, measuring merely 1/5 of its largest relatives. Like the other dwarf pareiasaurs, its body was entirely covered with osteoderms.

Name
Pumiliopareia pricei
Authority
(Broom and Robinson, 1948)
Size
Length: 50 cm
Remains
Complete skeleton with osteoderms.
Age and Distribution
Upper Permian Cistecephalus zone, Karoo basin, South Africa.
Classification
Anapsida Hallucicrania Pareiasauria
Synonyms
Pareiasaurus pricei (Broom & Robinson, 1948), Nanoparia pricei Broom & Robinson, 1948
Image by Tobu Namura (click to enlarge)
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