| Euchambersia Temporal range: Late Permian | |
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| An artist's illustration of Euchambersia mirabilis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | Therapsida |
| Family: | Akidnognathidae |
| Genus: | †Euchambersia Broom, 1931 |
| Type species | |
| †Euchambersia mirabilis Broom, 1931 | |
Euchambersia mirabilis (meaning “Chamber’s good animal”) was a medium sized therapsid from Africa. Euchambersia might have been different from other therapsids in that it had grooves on its fangs that may have supported a venomous bite. This therapsid would have been an ambush predator, chasing down its prey in short bursts of speed before delivering a huge bite to the prey items windpipe causing asphyxiation and blood loss. Euchambersia grew up to over a metre long and 1-2 feet tall.
Its prey would have been the dicynodonts and other synapsids in the area at the time. Euchambersia would have been one of the top predators there due to its size and possibly venomous bite.
