Moradisaurus
| Moradisaurus Temporal range: | |
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| Reconstruction of Moradisaurus grandis from different angles | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Family: | †Captorhinidae |
| Subfamily: | †Moradisaurinae |
| Genus: | †Moradisaurus Taquet, 1969 |
| Type species | |
| †Moradisaurus grandis Taquet, 1969 | |
Moradisaurus is an extinct genus of large captorhinid tetrapods, with a single species Moradisaurus grandis, known from the late Permian (Lopingian) aged Moradi Formation of Niger. It is the largest captorhinid known, estimated to have reached a snout-vent length of over two metres. Similar to other members of Moradisaurinae, it possessed multiple tooth rows, which is associated with a high-fiber herbivorous diet.
The holotype is MNHN MRD1, a skull that was discovered during the late 1960s.