Libycosaurus Explained

Libycosaurus ("Lizard of Libya") was one of the last anthracothere genera. It lived from the Middle to the Late Miocene, and ranged throughout Central and Northern Africa, and in Uganda, in what was then a lush, marshy environment.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Lihoreau F, Boisserie JR, Viriot L, etal . Anthracothere dental anatomy reveals a late Miocene Chado-Libyan bioprovince . Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. . 103 . 23 . 8763–7 . June 2006 . 16723392 . 1482652 . 10.1073/pnas.0603126103 . 2006PNAS..103.8763L . free .