Galechirus
{{Short description|Extinct genus of therapsids}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| fossil_range = {{Fossil range|Late Permian}}
| image = Galechirus1DB.jpg
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| taxon = Galechirus
| authority = Broom, 1907
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
- G. scholtzi {{small|Broom, 1907 (type)[http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=39003 Galechirus] at Fossilworks.org}}
- G. whaitsi {{small|Broom, 1913}}
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Galechirus is an extinct genus of anomodont therapsids. It was about 30 cm (1 ft) long.
Description
Galechirus was lizard-like in appearance. It is considered to be a dicynodont by some paleontologists; others think Galechirus is a younger form of a larger therapsid. Judging from its teeth, it was an insectivore.{{cite book |editor=Palmer, D.|year=1999 |title= The Marshall Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals|publisher= Marshall Editions|location=London|page= 189|isbn= 1-84028-152-9}}
See also
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References
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Category:Lopingian genus first appearances
Category:Lopingian genus extinctions
Category:Lopingian synapsids of Africa
Category:Fossils of South Africa
Category:Fossil taxa described in 1907
Category:Taxa named by Robert Broom
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