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Cold case files : palaeoforensic and taphonomic study of the Mamafura dicynodont from the end permian
Dicynodonts were non-mammalian herbivorous therapsids (mammal-like reptiles) that flourished world-wide during the Permian and Triassic Periods. They are nowhere more abundant than in the rock strata of the Karoo basin in South Afiica. Taphonomy, the transition from biosphere to lithosphere, is of g...
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| author | Fordyce, Nicholas |
| author2 | Chinsamy-Turan, Anusuya |
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| description | Dicynodonts were non-mammalian herbivorous therapsids (mammal-like reptiles) that flourished world-wide during the Permian and Triassic Periods. They are nowhere more abundant than in the rock strata of the Karoo basin in South Afiica. Taphonomy, the transition from biosphere to lithosphere, is of great geological and biological significance and has provided remarkable insight into palaeoenvironments. A partially articulated dicynodont that has been fossilised alongside an unidentified predator tooth shows evidence of predation and is analysed here. The dicynodont is possibly Oudenodon grandis and was most likely drowned after which it was scavenged from by a gorgonopsian predator, Aelurognathus. The fossil is important as it provides further insight into the ecology of the Late Permian and it enhances our taphonomic understanding. |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/25794 Cold case files : palaeoforensic and taphonomic study of the Mamafura dicynodont from the end permian Fordyce, Nicholas Chinsamy-Turan, Anusuya Smith, Roger Botany Palaeobotany Dicynodonts were non-mammalian herbivorous therapsids (mammal-like reptiles) that flourished world-wide during the Permian and Triassic Periods. They are nowhere more abundant than in the rock strata of the Karoo basin in South Afiica. Taphonomy, the transition from biosphere to lithosphere, is of great geological and biological significance and has provided remarkable insight into palaeoenvironments. A partially articulated dicynodont that has been fossilised alongside an unidentified predator tooth shows evidence of predation and is analysed here. The dicynodont is possibly Oudenodon grandis and was most likely drowned after which it was scavenged from by a gorgonopsian predator, Aelurognathus. The fossil is important as it provides further insight into the ecology of the Late Permian and it enhances our taphonomic understanding. 2017-10-25T08:53:15Z 2017-10-25T08:53:15Z 2010 2017-03-10T15:12:49Z Bachelor Thesis Honours BSc (Hons) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25794 eng application/pdf Department of Biological Sciences Faculty of Science University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Botany Palaeobotany Fordyce, Nicholas Cold case files : palaeoforensic and taphonomic study of the Mamafura dicynodont from the end permian |
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| title | Cold case files : palaeoforensic and taphonomic study of the Mamafura dicynodont from the end permian |
| title_full | Cold case files : palaeoforensic and taphonomic study of the Mamafura dicynodont from the end permian |
| title_fullStr | Cold case files : palaeoforensic and taphonomic study of the Mamafura dicynodont from the end permian |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cold case files : palaeoforensic and taphonomic study of the Mamafura dicynodont from the end permian |
| title_short | Cold case files : palaeoforensic and taphonomic study of the Mamafura dicynodont from the end permian |
| title_sort | cold case files palaeoforensic and taphonomic study of the mamafura dicynodont from the end permian |
| topic | Botany Palaeobotany |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25794 |
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