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EOHYOSAURUS
(e-oh-hy-o-sor-us)
meaning: "dawn pig lizard"
Named By: R. J. Butler, M. D. Ezcurra, F. C. Montefeltro, A. Samathi & G. Sobral in 2015
Time Period: Middle Triassic, 246 Ma
Location: South Africa - Burgersdorp Formation
Size: Uncertain due to lack of remains
Diet: Herbivore
Fossil(s): Partial skull and lower jaws
Classification: | Chordata | Reptilia | Archosauromorpha | Rhynchosauria |
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Eohyosaurus is an extinct genus of basal rhynchosaur known from the early Middle Triassic (early Anisian stage) Burgersdorp Formation of Free State, South Africa. It contains a single species, Eohyosaurus wolvaardti.

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