Species Classification: ‭ ‬Hyperodapedontidae

In Depth        Teyumbaita is a genus of rhynchosaur that lived in South America during the late Triassic. Further Reading -‭ ‬Cranial anatomy of a new genus of hyperodapedontine rhynchosaur‭ (‬Diapsida,‭ ‬Archosauromorpha‭) ‬from the Upper Triassic of southern Brazil.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh‭ ‬101:27-52.‭ ‬-‭ ‬F.‭ ‬C.‭ ‬Montefeltro,‭ … Read more

In Depth        Hyperodapedon is one of the best known rhynchosaurs that were specialised herbivores that lived during the Triassic‭ ‬which had large incisor teeth that are thought to have been used to break open the seeds of extinct plants called seed ferns.‭ ‬Once the seed husk was split open,‭ ‬the softer internal parts were mashed … Read more