Paleogeographic map showing distribution of sediments of Lower Permian Gondwanan epicontinetal sea or lake ("Mesosaurus Sea") in the Paraná and Karoo Basins of South America and southern Africa. Legend: 1 = emerged surface of present day continents; 2 = submerged areas of present day continents (present day shelf areas); 3 = distribution of mesosaur bearing strata (Whitehill, Irati, and Mangrullo Formations) in outcrop and subsurface of present day land masses. Modified from Oelofsen &amp; Araújo (1987).<sup id="cite_ref-O&amp;A87_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-O&amp;A87-1">[1]</a></sup>
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