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Mesosaurus sp.

Permian

Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Ferrara

Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Ferrara
Ferrara, Italy

Mesosaurus (meaning "middle lizard") is an extinct genus of reptile from the Early Permian of southern Africa and South America. Along with the genera Brazilosaurus and Stereosternum, it is a member of the family Mesosauridae and the order Mesosauria. Mesosaurus was long thought to have been one of the first marine reptiles, although new data suggests that at least those of Uruguay inhabited a hypersaline water body, rather than a typical marine environment.
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  • Title: Mesosaurus sp.
  • Date Created: Permian
  • Location: South America
  • Medium: Fossil
Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Ferrara

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