New evidence suggests the Lystrosaurus species that roamed the Earth with the dinosaurs went into a state of hibernation to survive what is modern day Antarctica.

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A team of paleontologists has discovered that a 250-million-year-old species of animal called Lystrosaurus likely relied on hibernation to survive back when Antarctica was still part of the ...

Face-to-face with a lystrosaurus fossil in the field. The animals seemed to have died in clusters, perhaps indicating they were gathering around shrinking water supplies during a drought.

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Scientists report evidence of a hibernation-like state in Lystrosaurus, an animal that lived in Antarctica during the Early Triassic, some 250 million years ago. The fossils are the oldest ...

Object Details Geologic Age Mesozoic - Triassic - Early Record Last Modified 17 Oct 2024 Skeletal Morphology Limb. Tibia; Limb. Fibula; Limb. Tarsal; Limb. Phalanx Stratigraphy Beaufort Group USNM ...

Although most species were wiped out by an extreme extinction event millions of years ago, the therapsid Lystrosaurus survived. How did they do it? By changing their breeding behavior.

True hibernation — While Lystrosaurus seems to have spent time chilling out during stressful environmental conditions, evidence of torpor isn't the same as true hibernation.

Paleontologists have found fossils of Lystrosaurus , an ancient herbivore, that are covered in leathery skin.

The dog-size animal may have even used its burrows to hibernate through the worst seasons. A “sleep or hide” response may have let Lystrosaurus and other burrowers make it through the worst.

New evidence suggests the Lystrosaurus species that roamed the Earth with the dinosaurs went into a state of hibernation to survive what is modern day Antarctica.