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ARGANACERAS
(are-gan-ah-seh-rass)
meaning: "Argana horn"
Arganaceras
Named By: N.inE. Jalil & P. Janvier in 2005
Time Period: Wuchiapingian, 260-254 Ma
Location: Morocco
Size: About 2 meters long
Diet: Herbivore
Fossil(s): Partial skull and post cranial skeleton
Classification: | Chordata | Reptilia | Pareiasauridae |
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Arganaceras ("Argana horn") is an medium size pareiasaur from the Late Permian of Morocco. It was about 2 m in length and had a horn-like structure on its snout. It was closely related to the European genus Elginia.

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