Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Meet Scutosaurus kaprinskii, or “the shield lizard.” This large herbivore lived during the late Permian some 253 million years ago. Despite what its name might suggest, Scutosaurus wasn't a dinosaur. Instead, this animal is part of an early group of sauropsids known as pareiasaurs. The pareiasaurs had spikes and thickened knobs around their skulls, as well as peg-like teeth adapted for eating plants. Their fossils have been found in Africa, Europe, and Asia.
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