In Depth Nanogomphodon is a genus of cynodont that lived in Germany during the Mid Triassic. Nanogomphodon is also a tooth taxon on the basis that the only known fossils of the genus are teeth. Further Reading - A traversodont cynodont from the Middle Triassic (Ladinian) of Baden-W�rttemberg (Germany). - Palaeontologische Zeitschrift 80(2):124-129. - J. … Read more
In Depth There has been a lot of uncertainty as to exactly what Rhopalodon was, but a 2005 study by Tverdokhlebov et al considered the genus to represent a mid-sized dinocephalian therapsid. Further Reading - Upper Permian vertebrates and their sedimentological context in the South Urals, Russia, - Earth-Science Reviews 69 27-77 55 - Valentin … Read more
In Depth Platycraniellus is a genus of therapsid that lived in South Africa during the early Triassic. Further Reading - Redescription of Platycraniellus elegans (Therapsida, Cynodontia) from the lower Triassic of South Africa, and the cladistic relationships of eutheriodonts. - Palaeontology col 50, issue 3 pp 591-618. - Fernando Abdala - 2007.
In Depth Endothiodon is certainly one of the more interesting genera of dicynodont. First named in 1876 from fossils discovered in South Africa, Endothiodon is not only known from other African countries such as Tanzania, Zambia and Mozambique, but the genus is also known from India in Asia, and now also Brazil in South America. … Read more
In Depth Exaeretodon seems to have been more herbivorous given that the teeth and jaw structure of Exaeretodon seem to be more suited to grinding. One interesting point of note however is that very young juveniles had no teeth. This suggests that young Exaeretodon had to stay with the mother for an extended period of … Read more
In Depth Idelesaurus is a genus of dicynodont that lived in Tatarstan during the Permian. Further Reading - A New Dicynodont (Anomodontia, Eotherapsida) from the Upper Permian of Tatarstan. - Paleontological Journal 40(4):434-437. - A. A. Kurkin - 2006.
In Depth Burnetia is a genus of biarmosuchian therapsid that is still only known form a single skull that has been heavily compressed. The level of distortion in this skull makes it much more difficult to interpret specific features, though like with many of its relative genera, Burnetia appears to have had many boss-like projections … Read more
In Depth Bienotherium is a genus of cynodont that lived in China during the early Jurassic. Further Reading - Preliminary notes on the Mesozoic mammals of Lufeng, Yunnan, China. - Bulletin of the Geological Survey of China 20:93-111. - C. C. Young - 1940.
In Depth A relative of the genus Kannemeyeria, Sinokannemeyeria was a fairly large herbivore that lived during the Triassic. Two large tusks grew down from the upper jaw, and these were most probably used to dig out plants for eating. Further Reading - On the Triassic dicynodonts from Shansi. - Bulletin of the Geological Society … Read more
In Depth First described as a species of Thrinaxodon, Prozostrodon is a genus of cynodont that used to live in South America during the Triassic. Further Reading - On two advanced carnivorous cynodonts from the Late Triassic of Southern Brazil. - Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 156:59-80. - J. F. Bonaparte & M. … Read more