Moradisaurus
Extinct genus of large captorhinid tetrapods
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Moradisaurus is an extinct genus of large captorhinid tetrapods, with a single species Moradisaurus grandis,[1] known from the late Permian (Lopingian) aged Moradi Formation of Niger.[2][3] It is the largest captorhinid known, estimated to have reached a snout-vent length of over two metres.[4] Similar to other members of Moradisaurinae, it possessed multiple tooth rows, which is associated with a high-fiber herbivorous diet.[5]
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| Reconstruction of Moradisaurus grandis from different angles | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Family: | †Captorhinidae |
| Subfamily: | †Moradisaurinae |
| Genus: | †Moradisaurus Taquet, 1969 |
| Type species | |
| †Moradisaurus grandis Taquet, 1969 | |
The holotype is MNHN MRD1, a skull that was discovered during the late 1960s.[1]
