Embrithosaurus schwarzi
Embrithosaurus is an extinct genus of pareiasaurid parareptile from the Permian of South Africa.
Species[]
Embrithosaurus strubeni
There are 3 known species of Embrithosaurus:
- Embrithosaurus schwarzi is the type species of Embrithosaurus. The smooth dermal plates and the nine cusps in its teeth suggest it was also the most advanced.
- Embrithosaurus strubeni was originally the type species of Embrithosaurus's synonym, Nochelosaurus by Haughton & Boonstra. In 1969, Boonstra thought it belonged under the Bradysaurus genus. But Kuhn thought that it belonged under the Embrithosaurus genus. Their skull is large and deep, and high in the jugal region.
- Embrithosaurus angustus was named as the type species for Embrithosaurus's synonym Dolichoparia, their skull is long and narrow, indicating that it might have had a different diet than other pareiasaurs.