In Depth Originally named as a species of Doswellia, Rugarhynchos is a genus of proterochampsian archosauromorph that lived in North America during the late Triassic. Rugarhynchos is noted for the shortness of its snout when compared to other doswelliids. Further reading - A new species of the enigmatic archosauromorph Doswellia from the Upper Triassic Bluewater … Read more
In Depth Often misidentified as an early dinosaur, Euparkeria is still sometimes hailed as the ancestor to dinosaurs. However this is a slight misnomer because while Euparkeria represents the form that the dinosaurs probably evolved from, there is no evidence to suggest that Euparkeria itself was ‘the’ ancestor. Euparkeria itself is placed within the Archosauromorpha, … Read more
In Depth Upon first study Azendohsaurus was considered to have been a herbivorous dinosaur, possibly either a prosauropod or even an ornithischian. Later study has now yielded the conclusion that Azendohsaurus is not a dinosaur at all, merely an archosauromorph that grew to resemble early herbivorous dinosaurs by convergent evolution. If this sounds similar then … Read more