In Depth Myosaurus is a genus of dicynodont therapsid that so far seems to have been spread across South Africa and Antarctica, though it should be remembered that back in the early Triassic these locations were much closer together. Further Reading - Myosaurus gracilis, an Anomodont Reptile from the Lower Triassic of Antarctica and South … Read more
In Depth Madysaurus is a genus of cynodont that lived in Kyrgyzstan during the Triassic. Further Reading - A new cynodont (Reptilia, Theriodontia) from the Madygen Formation (Triassic) of Fergana, Kyrgyzstan. - Paleontological Journal 39:192-198. - L. P. Tatarinov - 2005.
In Depth Ictidosuchoides is a genus of therocephalian therapsid that is known to have lived at the time of the great Permian extinction. Ictidosuchoides is known to have survived this event, however the genus seems to have disappeared not long after, suggesting that while Ictidosuchoides survived the main extinction, the event still took its toll … Read more
In Depth Euchambersia would have been an unassuming little therocephalian therapsid were it not for one thing; it was possibly venomous. There are small recesses in the jaw behind each canine tooth, possibly to house venom glands. The canine teeth also have grooves running down their length in a similar way to what we can … Read more
In Depth Ecteninion is a genus of cynodont that lived in South America during the late Triassic. Ecteninion is also the type genus of the Ecteniniidae group of cynodonts which includes genera such as Diegocanis and the huge Trucidocynodon. Further Reading - A new carnivorous cynodont from the Ischigualasto Formation (Late Triassic, Argentina), with comments … Read more
In Depth As an anteosaur, Stenocybus is a genus of dinocephalian therapsid that lived in China during the mid-Permian era. Further Reading - A new genus of primitive dinocephalian. - Vertebrate PalAsiatica. 35: 35-43 - Z. Cheng & J. Li - 1997.
In Depth Tropidostoma is a genus of dicynodont therapsid that lived in South Africa during the Permian. Further Reading - Researches on the Structure, Organisation, and Classification of the Fossil Reptilia. - VI. On the Anomodont Reptilia and Their Allies. - Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series B 180:215-296. - Harry Govier … Read more
In Depth Broomisaurus was originally named as Scymnorhinus planiceps by Robert Broom in 1913, however the genus name Scymnorhinus had already been established, so the name Broomisaurus was given to this gorgonopsid by Joleaud in 1920. Because Broomisaurus is only known from fragmentary remains the genus has often been listed as a Nomen dubium because … Read more
In Depth Synostocephalus is a genus of dicynodont therapsid that lived in South Africa during the Permian. Further Reading Further reading- �ber einige primitive Anomodontier-Sch�del aus den unteren Beaufort-Schichten. Ibidem Sitzber. Bayer. Ak. Wiss., Math.-Naturw. Abt 223-278. – F. Broili & J. Schroeder – 1935.
In Depth Newtonella is a genus of dicynodont that lived in South Africa during the Permian. Further Reading - A further contribution to our knowledge of the fossil reptiles of the Karroo. - Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 107(3):299-318.- Robert Broom - 1937.