Lystrosaurus (/ ˌ l ɪ s t r oʊ ˈ s ɔːr ə s /; 'shovel lizard'; proper Ancient Greek is λίστρον lístron ‘tool for leveling or smoothing, shovel, spade, hoe’) is an extinct genus of herbivorous dicynodont therapsids from the late Permian and Early Triassic epochs (around 248 million years ago).

Lystrosaurus, extinct genus of about seven species of medium-sized heavily built animals that lived from the middle of the Permian Period through the early Triassic Period. The genus was part of the Dicynodontia, an extinct group of mammal-like reptiles.

May 27, 2024 · Lystrosaurus is an extinct genus of dicynodont therapsids from the Early Triassic and Late Permian periods. The name is from the Greek words “listron sauros,” meaning “shovel lizard.” Lystrosaurus measured 3–8 feet in length and weighed about 200 pounds. That is about the size of an average pig.

Aug 31, 2020 · New evidence suggests the Lystrosaurus species that roamed the Earth with the dinosaurs went into a state of hibernation to survive what is modern day Antarctica.

Aug 12, 2018 · Get an in-depth profile of Lystrosaurus, including this prehistoric reptile's characteristics, behavior, and habitat.

May 28, 2013 · One of the greatest survivors in all of Earth’s history was a humble creature named Lystrosaurus. It was a dog-sized animal whose peculiar lineage evolved about 270 million years ago, and looked...

Lystrosaurus was one of the few tetrapods to survive the end-Permian mass extinction (EPME), the most catastrophic biotic crisis in Phanerozoic history.

Lystrosaurus, a stoutly built dicynodont therapsid that ranged in maximum skull size from approximately 16–39 cm (L. murrayi and L. maccaigi from South Africa, respectively), is one of the hallmark survivors of the Permo-Triassic extinction due to its remarkable abundance in southern Pangean deposits [18, 23, 24].

Feb 22, 2024 · Lystrosaurus, a pig-sized mammal relative, was one of the few species that survived Earth’s greatest mass extinction. This catastrophic climate change killed 70% of Earth’s land animals around 251 million years ago. The key to Lystrosaurus’ survival was its lifestyle.