Avenantia
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Avenantia is an extinct genus of Tapinocephalidae
. Its fossils have been found in South Africa
. It was first named by Lieuwe Dirk Boonstra
in 1952, and contains one species, A. kruisvleiensis.
Tapinocephalidae
Tapinocephalidae is an advanced family of tapinocephalians. They were all herbivores. They were giants of their time, weighing from 500 to 1000 kg and possibly over 1 or 2 tonnes in weight. They are known from South Africa and Russia. The tapinocephalid skull is very thick, probably used for...
. Its fossils have been found in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. It was first named by Lieuwe Dirk Boonstra
Lieuwe Dirk Boonstra
Lieuwe Dirk Boonstra was a South African paleontologist whose work focused on the mammal-like reptiles of the Middle and Late Permian, whose fossil remains are common in the South African Karroo...
in 1952, and contains one species, A. kruisvleiensis.