Mesosaurus, Permian Freshwater Reptile Styracosaurus It may have eaten leaves

It may have eaten leaves from the tops of trees while standing upright on its hind legs

Keichousaurus

The generic name Segnosaurus means "slow lizard" and the specific name galbinensis refers to the Galbin region

Only twelve species of lizards from a few dozen specimens found at Messel have been described so far (making this a truly rare find)

Mesosaurus, Permian Freshwater Reptile Styracosaurus It may have eaten leavesBeautiful plaque preserving a unique water dwelling early reptile form. Known from only South America and Africa, this distribution of Mesosaurus supports the understanding that these great continents were once joined together; Mesosaurus could easily swim rivers from one continent to another but salty oceans would have thwarted the freshwater creature from crossing an existing ocean. Mesosaurus sp. Early Permian (280 m. y. a.) Irati Formation Sao