Progalesaurus
Sign in to saveProgalesaurus is an extinct genus of galesaurid cynodont from the early Triassic. Progalesaurus is known from a single fossil of the species Progalesaurus lootsbergensis, found in the Lystrosaurus Assemblage Zone of the Balfour Formation. Close relatives of Progalesaurus, other galesaurids, include Galesaurus and Cynosaurus. Galesaurids appeared just before the Permian-Triassic extinction event, and disappeared from the fossil record in the Middle-Triassic.
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- Galesauridae
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- Skull
- Dentition
- Post-cranial skeleton
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- Paleoenvironment
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Progalesaurus is an extinct genus of galesaurid cynodont from the early Triassic. Progalesaurus is known from a single fossil of the species Progalesaurus lootsbergensis, found in the Lystrosaurus Assemblage Zone of the Balfour Formation. Close relatives of Progalesaurus, other galesaurids, include Galesaurus and Cynosaurus. Galesaurids appeared just before the Permian-Triassic extinction event, and disappeared from the fossil record in the Middle-Triassic.
The name "Progalesaurus" is derived from Greek: "pro" meaning before, "gale" meaning weasel or cat, and "saurus" meaning lizard or reptile. The name refers to the relationship Progalesaurus has to the more derived Galesaurus.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Progalesaurus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.