Mesosaurus (meaning "middle lizard") is an extinct genus of reptile from the Early Permian of southern Africa and
South America. Mesosaurus was one of the first reptiles to return to the water after early tetrapods came to land in the Late Devonian or later in the Paleozoic. It was around 1 metre (3.3 ft) in length, with webbed feet, a streamlined body, and a long tail that may have supported a fin. It probably propelled itself through the water with its long hind legs and flexible tail. Its body was also flexible and could easily move sideways, but it had heavily thickened ribs, which would have prevented it from twisting its body.
In Primeval[]
Episode 1.1[]
A Picture of Mesosaurus is on the wall of Nick Cutter's lab at the Central Metropolitan University asStephen walks into the lab.
Stephen walking by the picture of Mesosaurus