#eyrops

[temnospondyltime]

Assorted temnospondyl doodles featuring guys I’ve posted about!

Posts might be a bit slow until next week since it’s exam season rn

[toarcian]

Temnospondyls

[temnospondyltime]

Eyrops Megacephalus

A large temnospondyl from the early Permian that could possibly grow up to 9ft long

Skeleton on display at the AMNH

This species is found in the Texas red beds

It is believed that the adults of this species spent more time on land compared to other temnospondyls, but it still had a diet of primarily fish and would have lived near bodies of water such as lakes since their bodies aren’t as suited to swimming as other species, but show adaptations for a more terrestrial life style

Doodle of Eyrops in a cowboy hat and boots, due to their Texan origin