Bunostegos akokanensis (Sidor et al. 2003, Tsuji et al. 2013; Late Permian, 1.5m; MNN-MOR47) is a large pareiasaur nesting close to small Elginia. Analysis of the limb bones suggested a more upright stance than is typical for pareiasaurs and turtles. It lived in a desert environment. The specimen is known from parts of several specimens.

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Tsuji LA, Sidor CA, Steyer JSB, Smith RMH, Tabor NJ and Ide O 2013. The vertebrate fauna of the Upper Permian of Niger—VII. Cranial anatomy and relationships of Bunostegos akokanensis (Pareiasauria). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 33 (4): 747. doi:10.1080/02724634.2013.739537

Turner ML, Tsuji LA, Ide O, Sidor CA 2015. The vertebrate fauna of the upper Permian of Niger—IX. The appendicular skeleton of Bunostegos akokanensis (Parareptilia: Pareiasauria). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology: e994746. doi:10.1080/02724634.2014.994746.