Blikanasaurus was a herbivore. It lived in the Triassic period and inhabited Africa. Its fossils have been found in places such as Free State (South Africa) and Free State (South Africa).

Quick facts about Blikanasaurus:

  • Existed from 228 million years ago to 201.3 million years ago
  • Lived in a terrestrial habitat
  • 2 different specimens have been found by paleontologists

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Blikanasaurus was described by the following scientific paper(s):
  • P. Ellenberger. 1970. Les niveaux paléontologiques de première apparition des mammifères primoridaux en Afrique du Sud et leur ichnologie. Establissement de zones stratigraphiques detaillees dans le Stormberg du Lesotho (Afrique du Sud) (Trias Supérieur à Jurassique) [The paleontological levels of the first appearance of primordial mammals in southern Africa and their ichnology. Establishment of detailed stratigraphic zones in the Stormberg of Lesotho (southern Africa) (Upper Triassic to Jurassic). In: S. H. Haughton (ed.), Second Symposium on Gondwana Stratigraphy and Paleontology, International Union of Geological Sciences. Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Pretoria
  • A. M. Yates. 2008. A second specimen of Blikanasaurus (Dinosauria: Sauropoda) and the biostratigraphy of the lower Elliot Formation. Palaeontologia africana 43:39-43