Scutosaurus Animal Pictures
Scutosaurus karpinskii
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Scutosaurus (Shield lizard) is the herbivore genus of Parareptiles. It armor-covered Pareiasaur that lived during the Late Permian Period, Scutosaurus isolated on white background with clipping path
Scutosaurus karpinskii had an extremely thick skull with unusual bony bumps. The weird projections make them look like the early horned dinosaurs (e.g., Triceratops).
3D illustration of a Scutosaurus on rocky terrain
The shield lizard had a ten-foot armor-plated body.
Scutosaurus - Dinosaur skeleton on black background
Vladimir Prokhorovich Amalitskii, a Russian paleontologist, discovered the first fossils of Scutosaurus in 1899.
