Lystrosaurus

Lystrosaurus
Classification
Name	Lystrosaurus murrayi
Name Meaning	Shovel Lizard
Species	Proto-mammal (Dicynodont)
Family	Lystrosauridae
Diet	Herbivore
Physiology
Description	A species of Dicynodont descended from Diictodon
Attributes	Tusk; strong swimming and smell; Sharp eyesight
Height	1.5 ft.
Length	1 m (3 ft)
Weight	90 kilograms
Biography
Era	Late Permian to Early Triassic
Time	255 to 250 MYA
Discovered	1859
Locations	Africa, Asia, and Antarctica

“	Like most of the large reptiles, they may resemble dinosaurs, but Lystrosaurus are more closely linked to mammals and to us.	„
	— Allen Johnson, about Lystrosaurus in Dawn of the Mesozoic

Lystrosaurus (name meaning ''Shovel Lizard'') is a genus of herbivorous dicynodont therapsids that originated during the Late Permian Era in what is now Europe, Asia, Africa, and Antarctica.

In the Series 1 finale "Dawn of the Mesozoic", a herd of a dozen Lystrosaurus were brought to the park from Early Triassic Antarctica, 248 million years ago. They reside in the Scutosaur Desert Enclosure.

Trivia

• The sound effects of Lystrosaurus are that of bison, bull, cow, camel, moose, walrus, and wild boar.