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 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 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