Barasaurus Besairlei Pair

Origin: Morondava Basin, Fianarantsoa, Madagascar

Late Permian – Early Triassic (255 Million Years Ago)

Owenettid Procolophonoid Parareptile

These semi-aquatic creatures are identified by their large, paddle-like feet. They would swallow rocks, similar to crocodylians, that would act as a ballast. This allowed them to stay submerged in water for longer periods of time. Their diet mainly consisted of crustaceans and insects.

These creatures were parareptiles; creatures low strung in stature, with large boney plates on the back of the skull. Parareptiles are considered a sister taxon to Eureptilia (which contain all modern lizards and birds. ) Parareptiles went fully extinct by the end of the Triassic period.