In Depth Thliptosaurus is a genus of dicynodont that lived in Africa during the late Permian. The skull of Thliptosaurus lacked teeth and also seems to have lacked the large tusks that are typical in many other dicynodont genera. Further Reading - A new dicynodont (Anomodontia: Emydopoidea) from the terminal Permian of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. … Read more
In Depth Counillonia is a genus of dicynodont therapsid that lived in Asia approximately about the time of the Late Permian to early Triassic. This would make the Counillonia genus a survivor of the Late Permian extinction, possibly the biggest mass extinction in the planets history. Counillonia is not the only dicynodont genus to have … Read more
In Depth Repelinosaurus is a genus of dicynodont that lived in Asia during the early Triassic. Described from two skulls, Repelinosaurus is noted for having a very short snout when compared to other kannemeyeriiform dicynodonts. The snout on Repelinosaurus skulls also shows a rugose (bumpy) series of growths. This might suggest that aside from a … Read more
In Depth The type fossil of Bulbasaurus was originally assigned to the Tropidostoma genus of dicynodont, but later analysis revealed it to actually be distinct enough to warrant the creation of a new genus for it. The new genus name Bulbasaurus is a reference to the two boss (round bony growth) like growths of the … Read more
In Depth Ufudocyclops is a genus of dicynodont therapsid that lived in Southern Africa during the mid Triassic. Remains of several skulls of Ufudocyclops are known and these suggest that Ufudocyclops not only lacked tusks, but was completely toothless. Instead of teeth, Ufudocyclops seems to have had a large keratinous beak that was used to … Read more
In Depth Oudenodon is a genus of dincynodont therapsid from the late Permian that seems to have been quite generalised in its overall development. Further Reading - On some reptilian fossils from South Africa. - Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London 16(1):49-62. - Richard Owen - 1859. - An Interactive Approach to Distinguishing … Read more
In Depth Kembawacela is a genus of burrowing dicynodont that lived in Africa during the late Permian. Aside from living in burrows, Kembawacela would have roamed around looking for plants to eat. There is some evidence for sexual dimorphism in Kembawacela due to not all of the fossil skulls having tusks. The large development of … Read more
In Depth Sauroscaptor is a genus of burrowing dicynodont that lived in India during the late Permian. Further Reading - A new Taxon of Cistecephalid Dicynodont from the Upper Permian Kundaram Formation of India. - Papers in Palaeontology 1-16. - C. F. Kammerer, S. Bandyopadhyay & S. Ray - 2016.
In Depth When fossils where first reported in 2008, it was clear that that these were the bones of what would become one of the more noteworthy dicynodonts. Formally named over ten years later, Lisowicia is by far one of the largest, if not the largest dicynodonts that ever lived. A second feature of note … Read more
In Depth Acratophorus is a genus of dicynodont therapsid that lived in South America during the Triassic. Further reading - Sobre nuevos terapsidos Triasicos hallados en el centro de la Provincia de Mendoza, Argentina. - Acta Geologica Lilloana (8): 91–100. - J. F. Bonaparte - 1966. - Una nueva “fauna” Triasica de Argentina (Therapsida: Cynodontia … Read more