Lystrosaurus (/ ˌlɪstroʊˈsɔːrəs /; 'shovel lizard'; proper Ancient Greek is λίστρον lístron 'tool for leveling or smoothing, shovel, spade, hoe') is an extinct genus of herbivorous dicynodont …

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 …

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 …

Lystrosaurus was one of the few tetrapods to survive the Permo-Triassic mass extinction, the most profound biotic crisis in Earth’s history.

Oct 14, 2020 · Lystrosaurus (meaning “shovel reptile”) was a small-dog-sized herbivorous stem-mammal known from the late Permian to Early Triassic, found everywhere across Pangea.

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

Lystrosaurus (meaning "shovel lizard" in Greek) is an extinct genus of dicynodont therapsid that lived during the Late Permian and Early Triassic periods, around 250 million years ago in what …

Aug 2, 2025 · Lystrosaurus was a heavily built, herbivorous animal that lived from the late Permian to the early Triassic epochs, approximately 255 to 248 million years ago. It belongs to …

Sep 12, 2013 · Lystrosaurus is one of the most common fossil species dated from the Early Triassic.