Australosyodon

In Depth        Australosyodon was a Permian era dinocephalian therapsid that seems to have been very similar to the genus Syodon from Russia,‭ ‬hence the name‭ ‘‬southern Syodon‭’‬.‭ ‬Although only known from a skull,‭ ‬Australosyodon seems to have been a bit larger than its Russian namesake.‭ ‬The description of Australosyodon marked one of the first known … Read more

Archaeosyodon

In Depth        So far Archaeosyodon is only known by an incomplete skull,‭ ‬but it is still enough to clearly identify this as a dinocephalian therapsid.‭ ‬As such,‭ ‬Archaeosyodon would have been a predator of other therapsids and possibly other kinds of vertebrates during the Permian. Further Reading -‭ ‬Upper Permian therapsids of the Ezhovo locality,‭ … Read more