In Depth Stahleckeria is a genus of very large dicynodont therapsid that lived in both South America and Africa. Like other dicynodonts, Stahleckeria was a herbivore that ate low growing vegetation. When fully grown Stahleckeria would have had few predators, though large rauisuchians would have still been a potential threat. Further Reading - Lieferung 1. … Read more
In Depth Chiniquodon is a genus of cynodont that lived in South America during the Early Triassic. Most Chiniquodon fossils are Anisian to Ladinian in age, with a few associated with Carnian deposits. This has fuelled speculation that the disappearance of cynodonts like Chiniquodon coincides with the rise of early dinosaurs, and hence the cynodonts … Read more
In Depth Despite its massive size and teeth, the overall body of Anteosaurus was quite weak, leading to the suggestion that Anteosaurus was at least semi aquatic in its hunting like a crocodile. This means that Anteosaurus was likely an ambush hunter waiting for its prey to come towards it before attacking with overwhelming strength … Read more
In Depth Rewaconodon is a little known genus of mammal that lived in Indian during the late Triassic, and possibly also North America. Further Reading - A late Triassic dromatheriid (Synapsida: Cynodontia) from India. - Annals of Carnegie Museum 73(2):72-84. - P. M. Datta, D. P. Das, & Z.-X. Luo - 2004. – New cynodonts … Read more
In Depth Bauria is a genus of therocephalian therapsid that lived in South Africa during the Triassic. Further Reading - A new large bauriamorph from the Cynognathus-zone of South Africa. - Palaeontologia africana 9:123-127. - A. S. Brink - 1965.
In Depth Scylacops is a genus of gorgonopsid that once lived in what is now South Africa. Further Reading Further reading- Studies on new specimens of the Gorgonopsia. – Palaeontologia Africana 1:1-28. – A. S. Brink & J. W. Kitching – 1953.
In Depth Arnognathus was a genus of non-mammalian synapsid that lived in South Africa during the Triassic. Further Reading – On Some New Fossil Reptiles from the Karroo Beds of Victoria West, South Africa. – Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society 18:31-42. – Robert Broom – 1907.
In Depth Originally described as a species of Dicynodon, Aulacephalodon is a genus of dicynodont therapsid that lived in Southern Africa towards the end of the Permian. At around one and a half meters long, Aulacephalodon was mid-sized for the type of animal that it was, and like its relatives, Aulacephalodon is known to have … Read more