Platyoposaurus

In Depth        Platyoposaurus is a genus of temnospondyl amphibian that looked a lot like a crocodile with a long snout.‭ ‬Like other temnospondyls,‭ ‬Platyoposaurus‭ ‬would have been a predator,‭ ‬primarily of aquatic organisms such as fish and other amphibians.        There has been speculation that the possibly gigantic Prionosuchus from South America could be synonymous with … Read more

Prionosuchus

In Depth        Prionosuchus was a temnospondyl amphibian that lived in South America during the Permian,‭ ‬and one that was surprisingly crocodile-like in appearance with a snout similar to that of a gharial crocodile.‭ ‬Most specimens of Prionosuchus are fairly small at only about two and a half meters in length,‭ ‬but one exceptionally large skull … Read more