In Depth Madygenerpeton is a genus of reptilomorph that lived in Kyrgyzstan during the Triassic. Like relative genera, Madygenerpeton had a row of bony plates that ran down the length of its spine. Further Reading - A chroniosuchid from the Triassic of Kyrgyzstan and analysis of chroniosuchian relationships. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 160:515-530. … Read more
In Depth Jiyuanitectum is a genus of reptiliomorph that lived in China during the Permian. So far the only part of this animal that is known is one of the bony plates that would have run down the length of the back. Further Reading - The Jiyuan tetrapod fauna of the Upper Permian of China—2. … Read more
In Depth Laosuchus is a genus of reptilomorph that lived in Asia about the time of the Permian/Triassic boundary. Many minute canals have been found running within areas of the skull, and in life these may have been housing for receptors to allow Laosuchus to detect other animals either by heat or electrical impulses from … Read more