Nyana

Nyana rooiwalensis

Life restoration of Nyana rooiwalensis

(a) Lithostratigraphy of the Qhemegha area associated with the type locality of Nyana rooiwalensis. (b) Landscape view of the local geology at the site. Large black arrowheads indicate North.

Reconstructed skull of Nyana rooiwalensis. (a) Right lateral and (b) left lateral views. Abbreviations: a, angular; ana, atlantal neural arch; aof, antorbital fenestra; ati, atlantal intercentrum; bo, basioccipital; cb, ceratobranchial; co, coronoid; d, dentary; fr, frontal; j, jugal; hy, hyoid; itf, infratemporal fenestra; j, jugal; la, lacrimal; mf, mandibular fenestra; mx, maxilla; obt, orbit; otc, otoccipital; pa, parietal; pat, proatlas; pl, palatine; po, postorbital; pra, prearticular; pt, pterygoid; q, quadrate; sa, surangular; sp, splenial; sq, squamosal. Scale bar = 25 mm.

Reconstructed skull of Nyana rooiwalensis. (a) Dorsal, (b) ventral and (c) posterior views. Abbreviations: a, angular; ana, atlantal neural arch; ati, atlantal intercentrum; bo, basioccipital; cb, ceratobranchial; d, dentary; ecpt, ectopterygoid; fr, frontal; j, jugal; hy, hyoid; j, jugal; la, lacrimal; mx, maxilla; otc, otoccipital; pa, parietal; pat, proatlas; pbs, parabasisphenoid; pl, palatine; po, postorbital; pt, pterygoid; q, quadrate; sa, surangular; so, supraoccipital; sp, splenial; sq, squamosal; sta, stapes; stf, supratemporal fenestra; stfo, supratemporal fossa. Scale bar = 25 mm.

Photographs of the skull of Nyana rooiwalensis. (a) Dorsal, (b) left lateral and (c) ventral views. Scale bar = 5 cm.

Afɔxɔdzɔ – Hot Feet: A Symbol of Justice and Consequence. Rooted in the proverb Ne anyigba xɔ dzo la, afɔ nyana' 'Only the foot knows when the ground is hot' this symbol reminds us that those who do wrong will feel the punishment firsthand."