Lystrosaurus by Valeria Morales

Lystrosaurus

vmorales1 — 2015-04-30 19:42:55 UTC

The Greek name for the Lystrosaurus is "Shovel Lizard" pronounced Lie-stro-sawr-us

Decription

vmorales1 — 2015-04-30 19:50:56 UTC

It has short legs, barrel-shaped body two tusks, 100-200, pounds 3-5 feet long, dog-shaped, snub-faced, splay-legged, herbivore, snout turned down, nostrils and eyes placed on top of head,teeth placed low, wide paws,

Where it was found back then

vmorales1 — 2015-04-30 19:56:13 UTC

Antarctica, Africa, India, China, Mongolia, Europian Russia

Enviroment

vmorales1 — 2015-04-30 20:04:01 UTC

Marshland boggy areas, semi-desert riverbeds

Description

vmorales1 — 2015-04-30 20:05:34 UTC

A large, pig-sized animal , Lystrosaurus led a hippopotamus-like life, living in or near large bodies of water. It is often thought they relaxed in the water to balance their weight comfortably, so, it grew its eyes and nostrils to the top of its head, to prevent eye injury and suffocation. It also had a powerful bite, which could prove helpful when faced with a large reptillian predator, or when it needed to chew up tough plants. It is thought it lived in large herds, to discourage hungry predators. It also helped prove Alfred Wegener's theory on plate tectonics

Could it help the theory of Alfred Wegner?

vmorales1 — 2015-05-06 18:10:16 UTC

No, it could not because it could not survive on roots and could not survive on ocean and without food, and it lived in to many climates