In Depth
Australosyodon was a Permian era dinocephalian therapsid that seems to have been very similar to the genus Syodon from Russia, hence the name ‘southern Syodon’. Although only known from a skull, Australosyodon seems to have been a bit larger than its Russian namesake. The description of Australosyodon marked one of the first known occurrences of an anteosaurid from a southern continent.
Further Reading
- Australosyodon, the first primitive anteosaurid dinocephalian from the Upper Permian of Gondwana - B. S. Rubidge - 1994.
