Tropidostoma, a medium size dicynodontian, digging (or hiding something)
#permian #therapsida #synapsida #dicynodontian #herbivore
#hiding #digitalpainting #research #artandscience
#permian #therapsida #synapsida #dicynodontian #herbivore
#hiding #digitalpainting #research #artandscience
September 10, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Tropidostoma, a medium size dicynodontian, digging (or hiding something)
#permian #therapsida #synapsida #dicynodontian #herbivore
#hiding #digitalpainting #research #artandscience
#permian #therapsida #synapsida #dicynodontian #herbivore
#hiding #digitalpainting #research #artandscience
Osteology and ontogeny of the Permian dicynodont Rastodon procurvidens (Synapsida, Therapsida) based on micro-CT scanning and its phylogenetic and biogeographical implications url: academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/a...
Osteology and ontogeny of the Permian dicynodont Rastodon procurvidens (Synapsida, Therapsida) based on micro-CT scanning and its phylogenetic and biogeographical implications
Abstract. Dicynodonts were a globally distributed group of herbivorous synapsids that first appeared during the middle Permian (Guadalupian) and survived t
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August 24, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Osteology and ontogeny of the Permian dicynodont Rastodon procurvidens (Synapsida, Therapsida) based on micro-CT scanning and its phylogenetic and biogeographical implications url: academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/a...
July 13, 2026 at 5:32 AM
Next post is the obscure yet fascinating Suborder Biarmosuchia. This group of Therapsid is fascinating for being basal within Therapsida yet some groups held very distinct head growths including nasal crests.
#art #paleoart #paleontology
#art #paleoart #paleontology
September 29, 2026 at 6:16 AM
Next post is the obscure yet fascinating Suborder Biarmosuchia. This group of Therapsid is fascinating for being basal within Therapsida yet some groups held very distinct head growths including nasal crests.
#art #paleoart #paleontology
#art #paleoart #paleontology
My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...
Here's a study of the (probably) arboreal Suminia, commissioned in 2022 for a project I cannot talk about yet. It's a small therapsid, which I chose to make hairy (it might not have been).
#SciArt #SciComm #PaleoArt #PalaeoArt #Suminia #Therapsid #Therapsida
Here's a study of the (probably) arboreal Suminia, commissioned in 2022 for a project I cannot talk about yet. It's a small therapsid, which I chose to make hairy (it might not have been).
#SciArt #SciComm #PaleoArt #PalaeoArt #Suminia #Therapsid #Therapsida
April 19, 2025 at 10:29 AM
My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...
Here's a study of the (probably) arboreal Suminia, commissioned in 2022 for a project I cannot talk about yet. It's a small therapsid, which I chose to make hairy (it might not have been).
#SciArt #SciComm #PaleoArt #PalaeoArt #Suminia #Therapsid #Therapsida
Here's a study of the (probably) arboreal Suminia, commissioned in 2022 for a project I cannot talk about yet. It's a small therapsid, which I chose to make hairy (it might not have been).
#SciArt #SciComm #PaleoArt #PalaeoArt #Suminia #Therapsid #Therapsida
Craniomandibular osteology of Dinodontosaurus isiyavamanda sp. nov. (Therapsida: Anomodontia) from the Manda Beds of Tanzania and new support for a younger age for the alleged oldest dinosaurs
September 28, 2026 at 6:57 AM
Craniomandibular osteology of Dinodontosaurus isiyavamanda sp. nov. (Therapsida: Anomodontia) from the Manda Beds of Tanzania and new support for a younger age for the alleged oldest dinosaurs
Body mass estimation in Triassic Cynognathia (Therapsida, Cynodontia) from South America based on 3d craniomandibular landmarks: Historical Biology: Vol 0, No 0 - Get Access www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Body mass estimation in Triassic Cynognathia (Therapsida, Cynodontia) from South America based on 3d craniomandibular landmarks
Body size is one of the main proxies for understanding the biological aspects of fossil vertebrates. Body masses of five species of Cynognathia were obtained from 3D configurations of cranial and m...
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July 8, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Body mass estimation in Triassic Cynognathia (Therapsida, Cynodontia) from South America based on 3d craniomandibular landmarks: Historical Biology: Vol 0, No 0 - Get Access www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Paper led by co-advisee Joao da Silva on the Permian dicynodont Rastodon procurvidens (Synapsida, Therapsida) using micro-CT scanning and with phylogenetic and biogeographical implications academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/a...
Osteology and ontogeny of the Permian dicynodont Rastodon procurvidens (Synapsida, Therapsida) based on micro-CT scanning and its phylogenetic and biogeographical implications
Abstract. Dicynodonts were a globally distributed group of herbivorous synapsids that first appeared during the middle Permian (Guadalupian) and survived t
academic.oup.com
August 19, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Paper led by co-advisee Joao da Silva on the Permian dicynodont Rastodon procurvidens (Synapsida, Therapsida) using micro-CT scanning and with phylogenetic and biogeographical implications academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/a...
Craniomandibular osteology of Dinodontosaurus isiyavamanda sp. nov. (Therapsida: Anomodontia) from the Manda Beds of Tanzania and new support for a younger age for the alleged oldest dinosaurs
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com
September 16, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Craniomandibular osteology of Dinodontosaurus isiyavamanda sp. nov. (Therapsida: Anomodontia) from the Manda Beds of Tanzania and new support for a younger age for the alleged oldest dinosaurs
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
intriguingly, lisowicia’s anatomy implies that it had evolved a novel condition among dicynodonts – fully-erect limbs, similar to mammals despite their distant relation within therapsida. this innovation would’ve helped lisowicia better support its massive body weight
May 9, 2025 at 2:46 PM
intriguingly, lisowicia’s anatomy implies that it had evolved a novel condition among dicynodonts – fully-erect limbs, similar to mammals despite their distant relation within therapsida. this innovation would’ve helped lisowicia better support its massive body weight
Different branch but in a way yes. Therapsida includes mammals.
May 28, 2024 at 12:54 PM
Different branch but in a way yes. Therapsida includes mammals.
Full article: Craniomandibular osteology of Dinodontosaurus isiyavamanda sp. nov. (Therapsida: Anomodontia) from the Manda Beds of Tanzania and new support for a younger age for the alleged oldest dinosaurs www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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September 16, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Full article: Craniomandibular osteology of Dinodontosaurus isiyavamanda sp. nov. (Therapsida: Anomodontia) from the Manda Beds of Tanzania and new support for a younger age for the alleged oldest dinosaurs www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Macungo, Z., Benoit, J. & Araújo, R. Inostrancevia africana, the first diagnosable gorgonopsian (Therapsida, Synapsida) from the Metangula graben (Mozambique): new anatomical observations and biostratigraphic implications. Swiss J Palaeontol 144, 12 (2025). doi.org/10.1186/s133...
Inostrancevia africana, the first diagnosable gorgonopsian (Therapsida, Synapsida) from the Metangula graben (Mozambique): new anatomical observations and biostratigraphic implications - Swiss Journal...
The diversity of the fauna of the late Permian K6 Formation of the Metangula graben of northern Mozambique is coming to light thanks to recent discoveries made by the PaleoMoz Project. Here we describ...
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March 6, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Macungo, Z., Benoit, J. & Araújo, R. Inostrancevia africana, the first diagnosable gorgonopsian (Therapsida, Synapsida) from the Metangula graben (Mozambique): new anatomical observations and biostratigraphic implications. Swiss J Palaeontol 144, 12 (2025). doi.org/10.1186/s133...
To celebrate the 85th Annual SVP Meeting #2025SVP, we’ve curated a special open access collection of landmark JSP studies from the past two decades.
Next up,.. Systematics of the Anteosauria (Therapsida: Dinocephalia) by Kammerer (2011) buff.ly/XF2oUgj
#PaleoSky #2025SVP #SVP2025 #predator
Next up,.. Systematics of the Anteosauria (Therapsida: Dinocephalia) by Kammerer (2011) buff.ly/XF2oUgj
#PaleoSky #2025SVP #SVP2025 #predator
November 13, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Craniomandibular osteology of Dinodontosaurus isiyavamanda sp. nov. (Therapsida: Anomodontia) from the Manda Beds of Tanzania and new support for a younger age for the alleged oldest dinosaurs
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Craniomandibular osteology of Dinodontosaurus isiyavamanda sp. nov. (Therapsida: Anomodontia) from the Manda Beds of Tanzania and new support for a younger age for the alleged oldest dinosaurs
Fossils from the Manda Beds of Tanzania have greatly informed on the diversity and evolution of Triassic tetrapods, including on what might be the oldest dinosaurs. Here, a new dicynodont taxon fro...
www.tandfonline.com
September 16, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Craniomandibular osteology of Dinodontosaurus isiyavamanda sp. nov. (Therapsida: Anomodontia) from the Manda Beds of Tanzania and new support for a younger age for the alleged oldest dinosaurs
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Redescription of the Triassic cynodont Cistecynodon parvus and reassessment of its phylogeny - Lund - The Anatomical Record - Wiley Online Library anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Redescription of the Triassic cynodont Cistecynodon parvus and reassessment of its phylogeny
Cynodontia is an important subclade of Therapsida that first occurred in the late Permian. It includes extinct subclades which are the non-mammaliaform cynodonts and Mammaliaformes, with the latter u...
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March 20, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Redescription of the Triassic cynodont Cistecynodon parvus and reassessment of its phylogeny - Lund - The Anatomical Record - Wiley Online Library anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Bulanov, V.V., Shaymardanov, F.F. & Papernyi, M.L. A New Dromasaur (Therapsida, Anomodontia) from the Upper Permian of the South Cis-Ural Region. Paleontol. J. 60, 178–194 (2026). doi.org/10.1134/S003...
A New Dromasaur (Therapsida, Anomodontia) from the Upper Permian of the South Cis-Ural Region - Paleontological Journal
Abstract A new member of the suborder Dromasauria (Anomodontia), Parasilvia alexandrae gen. et sp. nov., is described based on the disarticulated cranial remains found in the Podlesnyi locality of the South Cis-Ural area of Russia (Orenburg Region). P. alexandrae gen. et sp. nov. is similar to Suminia getmanovi Ivachnenko, 1994 and Parasuminia ivakhnenkoi Kurkin, 2017, being characterized by a number of primitive features which prevents it consideration as a phylogenetic derivative of these species, and suggests that the new taxon is some closer to the more basal venyukovioid anomodonts of European Russia. The specimens from Podlesnyi confirm the presence of dromasaurs on the East European Platform up to the latest Severodvinian (base of Chroniosaurus levis Tetrapod Zone) and indicate the presence of species with a significantly different level of specialization within the group at the final stage of its evolutionary history. The genera Suminia, Parasuminia and Parasilvia gen. nov. cannot be included in the family Galeopidae because of their evident differences from the genus Galeops Broom, 1912, and are thus re-assigned to the family Galechiridae Broom, 1912 based on general similarities in the dental system with its type genus, Galechirus Broom, 1907.
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July 29, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Bulanov, V.V., Shaymardanov, F.F. & Papernyi, M.L. A New Dromasaur (Therapsida, Anomodontia) from the Upper Permian of the South Cis-Ural Region. Paleontol. J. 60, 178–194 (2026). doi.org/10.1134/S003...
within therapsida, mammals are part of cynodontia, and in the early-mid triassic, some non-mammalian cynodonts like cynognathus were quite formidable, with an as-yet unnamed specimen from namibia being especially massive
July 11, 2025 at 7:37 AM
within therapsida, mammals are part of cynodontia, and in the early-mid triassic, some non-mammalian cynodonts like cynognathus were quite formidable, with an as-yet unnamed specimen from namibia being especially massive
Um novo dromassauro (Therapsida, Anomodontia) do Permiano Superior do sul da região Cis-Ural link.springer.com/article/10.1...
A New Dromasaur (Therapsida, Anomodontia) from the Upper Permian of the South Cis-Ural Region - Paleontological Journal
Abstract A new member of the suborder Dromasauria (Anomodontia), Parasilvia alexandrae gen. et sp. nov., is described based on the disarticulated cranial remains found in the Podlesnyi locality of the...
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July 29, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Um novo dromassauro (Therapsida, Anomodontia) do Permiano Superior do sul da região Cis-Ural link.springer.com/article/10.1...
essa galera aí eh uma outra linhagem de Therapsida (grupo q a gente, mamíferas, faiz parte), então são muuuito mais próximas de nóis doq dos "répteis". Muito chicc(?) saber q a gente veio duma linhagem super diversa lá do paleozóico (sinápsidos) y q samos o único grupo q sobrou dela
Nova pesquisa com tudo o que você queria saber sobre os dinocefálios, os "cabeças-terríveis" que viveram no Brasil muito antes dos dinossauros. Alguns deles eram carnívoros e tinham o tamanho de um urso. 1/2
September 25, 2025 at 2:29 AM
essa galera aí eh uma outra linhagem de Therapsida (grupo q a gente, mamíferas, faiz parte), então são muuuito mais próximas de nóis doq dos "répteis". Muito chicc(?) saber q a gente veio duma linhagem super diversa lá do paleozóico (sinápsidos) y q samos o único grupo q sobrou dela
the paper can be found here, and as mentioned previously, is free to read for everyone
anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Redescription of the Triassic cynodont Cistecynodon parvus and reassessment of its phylogeny
Cynodontia is an important subclade of Therapsida that first occurred in the late Permian. It includes extinct subclades which are the non-mammaliaform cynodonts and Mammaliaformes, with the latter u...
anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
March 20, 2026 at 9:03 AM
the paper can be found here, and as mentioned previously, is free to read for everyone
anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Craniomandibular osteology of Dinodontosaurus isiyavamanda sp. nov. (Therapsida: Anomodontia) from the Manda Beds of Tanzania and new support for a younger age for the alleged oldest dinosaurs
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
September 16, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Craniomandibular osteology of Dinodontosaurus isiyavamanda sp. nov. (Therapsida: Anomodontia) from the Manda Beds of Tanzania and new support for a younger age for the alleged oldest dinosaurs
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Finally, huge thanks to my coauthors, I couldn't have done it without them, only the phylogenetics wizard @emoody.bsky.social is on this platform. Also, thanks goes to @serpenillus.bsky.social for the stunning artwork. You can read the full research article here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Craniomandibular osteology of Dinodontosaurus isiyavamanda sp. nov. (Therapsida: Anomodontia) from the Manda Beds of Tanzania and new support for a younger age for the alleged oldest dinosaurs
Fossils from the Manda Beds of Tanzania have greatly informed on the diversity and evolution of Triassic tetrapods, including on what might be the oldest dinosaurs. Here, a new dicynodont taxon fro...
tandfonline.com
September 16, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Finally, huge thanks to my coauthors, I couldn't have done it without them, only the phylogenetics wizard @emoody.bsky.social is on this platform. Also, thanks goes to @serpenillus.bsky.social for the stunning artwork. You can read the full research article here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Arctops umulunshi, sp. nov. (Therapsida: Gorgonopsia) from the upper Madumabisa Mudstone Formation of Zambia, with new information on gorgonopsian postcranial anatomy www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Arctops umulunshi, sp. nov. (Therapsida: Gorgonopsia) from the upper Madumabisa Mudstone Formation of Zambia, with new information on gorgonopsian postcranial anatomy
The fossil record of Zambian gorgonopsians includes reports from the Madumabisa Mudstone Formation in both the Mid-Zambezi and Luangwa basins. Despite a longer history of collection, previous repor...
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August 8, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Arctops umulunshi, sp. nov. (Therapsida: Gorgonopsia) from the upper Madumabisa Mudstone Formation of Zambia, with new information on gorgonopsian postcranial anatomy www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
while not reported from inostrancevia, a 2021 study found evidence of face-biting behaviour in an unnamed gorgonopsian from the middle permian of the karoo basin, based on a broken tooth embedded in the specimen’s snout
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Frontiers | The First Healed Bite Mark and Embedded Tooth in the Snout of a Middle Permian Gorgonopsian (Synapsida: Therapsida)
Despite their significance for paleobiological interpretations, bite marks have been rarely reported in non-mammalian therapsids. Here we describe, for the f...
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June 10, 2025 at 3:14 PM
while not reported from inostrancevia, a 2021 study found evidence of face-biting behaviour in an unnamed gorgonopsian from the middle permian of the karoo basin, based on a broken tooth embedded in the specimen’s snout
www.frontiersin.org/journals/eco...
www.frontiersin.org/journals/eco...