Placerias

Placerias, meaning "broad body", belongs to the infraorder Therapsida. It lived in the late Triassic in North America, about 22 million to 21 million years ago. Placerias is in the family Kannemeyeriidae, and is one of the latest representatives of this family. In appearance, Placerias is similar to its close relative ''Ischigualastia. ''

