In Depth
Pantydraco was formerly known as Thecodontosaurus caducus, however re-examination of the many Thecodontosaurus species has resulted in many being regarded as synonyms or actually recognised as new animals, as is the case for Pantydraco.
Named after the Pantyffynnon quarry where it was discovered, Pantydraco is thought to represent a basal sauropodomorph. For this reason it is considered to have most probably been omnivorous as it would represent the change from meat eating ancestors, to plant eating descendants. Pantydraco was also most likely to have still been primarily bipedal.
Further Reading
– Pantydraco n. gen. for Thecodontosaurus caducus YATES, 2003, a basal sauropodomorph dinosaur from the Upper Triassic or Lower Jurassic of South Wales, UK. – Neues Jahrbuch f�r Geologie und Pal�ontologie, Abhandlungen. 243 (1): 119–125. – Peter M. Galton, Adam M. Yates & D. Kermack – 2007.
