Image: Mesosaur, Brazilosaurus sanpauloensis

Mesosaur, Brazilosaurus sanpauloensis. Brazil, Permian, 253 million years ago. Fossils of this freshwater reptile have been found in Africa and South America.
 

Illustrator:

Anne Musser

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Last Updated: 11 August 2009

Tags mesosaur, freshwater reptile, Permian, illustration, reconstruction, fossils, Gondwanan,