| Euchambersia | |
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| An artist's illustration of Euchambersia mirabilis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | Therapsida |
| Family: | Akidnognathidae |
| Genus: | †Euchambersia Broom, 1931 |
| Type species | |
| †Euchambersia mirabilis Broom, 1931 | |
Euchambersia mirabilis (meaning “Chamber’s good animal”) was a medium sized therapsid from Africa. Euchambersia might have been different from other therapsids in that it had grooves on its fangs that may have supported a venomous bite. This therapsid would have been an ambush predator, chasing down its prey in short bursts of speed before delivering a huge bite to the prey items windpipe causing asphyxiation and blood loss. Euchambersia grew up to over a metre long and 1-2 feet tall.
Its prey would have been the dicynodonts and mammal-like-reptiles in the area at the time. Euchambersia would have been one of the top predators there due to its size and possibly venomous bite.
