#dinodontosaurus

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And so the Chañares Formation #paleostream! Our first stream decided by THE WHEEL!

Look below to see what it has decided on for next Saturday!

It appears we will visit the Hanson Formation! Realm of Cryolophosaurus!

[dromaeosaurid]

"The advanced paramammals, the theraspids, evolved some 50 million years after the early flesh eaters. Giant lumbering plant eaters such as Moschops were forerunners of dicynodonts such as Lystrosaurus and Dinodontosaurus. Fierce flesh eaters such as Titanosuchus were ancestors of both the cynodonts (Thrinaxodon and Cynognathus) and the bauriamorphs (Bauria). Furry, warm-blooded flesh eaters, these were only a step away from being mammals. Morganucodon, the first true mammal, evolved around 200 million years ago."

From "The Evolution of the Mammals" (1978), by L.B. Halstead. This illustration by Enzo Carretti.

[dandeedenebolalion]

Fancanon Mudwings

Physical traits

Full-grown size: Medium to Large

Pigmentation: Earthy browns and muddy yellows

Eye color: Brown or Amber

Bonvine-like horns

Thick scutes on their backs for shell-like armor

Inspired by Dinodontosaurus and Armadillosuchus

Fighting and Hunting style

Charge with horns first

Camoflage buy hiding in the water

Staying still for a surprise advantage

Will coordinate a joint attack with their sibs when facing a stronger opponent

Special traits

Thick scales

Swimming and holding breath up to an hour

Fire breath (only when warm)

Blood red egg dragonets will gain heat resistance

Diet

Meat: Water Buffalos, Boars, Feral Cows, Crocodiles, Snakeheads

Fruit: Blackberries, Black Currents, Cranberries, Olives

Vegitables: Beetroots, Potatoes, Onions, Garlic

Other: Cheese, Chili

Behaviors and Culture

Family-oriented but only with siblings born in their clutch

Bigwings (first hatched) take on the role of raising their other siblings instead of their parents

Mudwings often don't pair romantically or even for life, only for growing their bloodlines

Breaking away from your sibling group is seen as an unconventional pursuit, but it isn't frowned upon

Mudwings form symbiotic relationships with Oxpecker or Plover birds that clean out scraps of food stuck in their teeth. Some may even keep them as pets

Some Mudwings raise their own domestic livestock for dairy and meat

Habiats and Settlements:

Swamps, wetlands, marshes

Kingdom of Mud

Diamond Spray River

Diamond Spray Delta

Brakish Fen (An agricultural village community east of the Diamond Spray Delta)

Wingtip Pools (A cranberry bog beyond the northern outskirts of the SkyWing Palace, cultivated by Mudwing farmers)

Current Queen: Moorhen

[lil-tachyon]

i'm probs too late to get a dinovember prompt in, but... dinodontosaurus and a matador?

Dinovember Day 8: ¡Olé!

[marciolcastro]

Haja layer para tentar deixar o bicho com cara de vivo! #paleoart #dinodontosaurus #dino #dinossauro #dinosaur # #jurassicworld #jurassicpark #marciolcastro #3d #zbrush #Photoshop (em Belo Horizonte, Brazil)

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Another #paleostream sketch

Dinodontosaurus using the communal latrine of its herd.

Communal latrines are not too uncommon among modern animals, llamas are a good example. But oh joy, we have evidence for these things from deep time as well. In this case from dicynodonts, probably Dinodontosaurus, leaving heaps of poop waaaay too large to come from just one animal.

[infinitemachine]

Therapsid of the Day: Dicynodonty by Kahless28 Dinodontosaurus "Terrible-toothed lizard" Family: Kannemeyeriidae Time: Middle-Late Triassic Location: South America Size (length): 2.4m (8ft) Note: Not a dinosaur

[valdanderthal]

Giant prehistoric toilet unearthed-

A gigantic "communal latrine" created at the dawn of the dinosaurs has been unearthed in Argentina.

Thousands of fossilised poos left by rhino-like megaherbivores were found clustered together, scientists say.

The 240-million-year-old site is the "world's oldest public toilet" and the first evidence that ancient reptiles shared collective dumping grounds.

The dung contains clues to prehistoric diet, disease and vegetation says a study in Scientific Reports.

Elephants, antelopes and horses are among modern animals who defecate in socially agreed hotspots - to mark territory and reduce the spread of parasites.

But their best efforts are dwarfed by the enormous scale of this latrine - which breaks the previous record "oldest toilet" by 220 million years.

Fossil "coprolites" as wide as 40cm and weighing several kilograms were found in seven massive patches across the Chanares Formation in La Rioja province.

Some were sausage-like, others pristine ovals, in colours ranging from whitish grey to dark brown-violet.

"There is no doubt who the culprit was," said Dr Lucas Fiorelli, of Crilar-Conicet, who discovered the dung heaps.

"Only one species could produce such big lumps - and we found their bones littered everywhere at the site."

The perpetrator was Dinodontosaurus, an eight-foot-long megaherbivore similar to modern rhinos.

Read more: BBC