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arctomet.bsky.social
Exceptional preservation informs the paleobiology of tapinocephalid dinocephalians - Benoit - The Anatomical Record - Wiley Online Library anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Exceptional preservation informs the paleobiology of tapinocephalid dinocephalians
The tapinocephalid dinocephalian Moschops is one of the most iconic taxa of the middle Permian, yet its paleobiology remains one of the least well-known. Here, we address some aspects of paleoneurolo...
anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 1, 2026 at 6:13 PM
batmanelvisigodo.bsky.social
A tapinocephalid parade, featuring Tapinocephalus atherstonei, Moschops capensis and Struthiocephalus whaitsi
#paleoart #sciart #therapsid #synapsid #permian #karoo #moschops #Struthiocephalus #Tapinocephalus
December 11, 2024 at 7:16 PM
cascoclauda.bsky.social
possible preservation of brain soft tissues in the tapinocephalian moschops 👀
anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Exceptional preservation informs the paleobiology of tapinocephalid dinocephalians
The tapinocephalid dinocephalian Moschops is one of the most iconic taxa of the middle Permian, yet its paleobiology remains one of the least well-known. Here, we address some aspects of paleoneurolo...
anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 1, 2026 at 1:55 PM
ildarotyrannus.bsky.social
Last year portrait sketch of Moschops capensis, a famous tapinocephalid dinocephalian from Middle Permian of South Africa. It was a massive herbivore with thickened skull for head-butting and/or thermoregulation. Done in Paint Tool Sai 2.0.

#paleoart
Black and white portrait sketch of Moschops.
March 8, 2025 at 8:16 PM
batmanelvisigodo.bsky.social
Since im not sure if im going to be able to finish this piece before the start of temnovember, here's a little parade of Tapinocephalids:D
#paleoart #sciart #sketch #WIP #tapinocephalid #moschops #permian #synapsid
October 28, 2024 at 8:33 PM
paleogalli.bsky.social
Preservação excepcional informa a paleobiologia de dinocéfalos tapinocefalídeos anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Exceptional preservation informs the paleobiology of tapinocephalid dinocephalians
The tapinocephalid dinocephalian Moschops is one of the most iconic taxa of the middle Permian, yet its paleobiology remains one of the least well-known. Here, we address some aspects of paleoneurolo....
anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 1, 2026 at 5:24 PM
palaeosingh.bsky.social
Mormosaurus was a tapinocephalid dinocephalian. Tapinocephalids were heavily built with robust limbs, large guts & relatively short snouts. These features, in combo with small, chisel-like teeth, suggest a herbivorous diet. These animals were some of the first truly large terrestrial herbivores.

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July 25, 2025 at 1:18 PM
dancredentials.bsky.social
Vertebrae looking like overstuffed pillows. Only tapinocephalid skulls come close to looking that puffy lol
August 2, 2023 at 4:35 PM
dancredentials.bsky.social
Oh shit we're back! Everyone meet my beautiful son Tapinocaninus pamelae (age 268 million). Species name after the discoverer's mom Pamela, who was flattered I am sure
Reconstruction of Tapinocaninus pamelae, a tapinocephalid dinocephalian of the Middle Permian from South Africa, with conjectural flesh superimposed over an image of the fossil material A life reconstruction of the head of Tapinocaninus pamelae. The artist added scraggly whiskers to the already misshapen and ugly seeming skull. And yet I love him
August 18, 2023 at 7:34 PM
morphobank.bsky.social
A huge thank you to Dr. @megwhit.bsky.social for being the first guest lecturer in our new MorphoBank Seminar Series! Her talk on Bone Histology 🦴🔬 and how MorphoBank supports research in this field was fantastic. We’re excited to showcase her data! #BoneHistology #Paleontology #MorphoBank
Megan Whitney (8 MorphoBank projects) Project 3543: Histological and developmental insights into the herbivorous dentition of tapinocephalid therapsids Project 3605: Histological evidence of trauma in tusks of southern African dicynodonts Project 3606: Odontoma in a 255-Million-Year-Old Mammalian Forebear Project 3607: The first occurrence of Cynognathus crateronotus (Cynodontia: Cynognathia) in Tanzania and Zambia, with implications for the age and biostratigraphic correlation of Triassic strata in southern Pangea Project 3650: Evidence of torpor in the tusks of Lystrosaurus from the Early Triassic of Antarctica Project 3838: Convergent dental adaptations in the serrations of hypercarnivorous synapsids and dinosaurs Project 4097: Dicynodont Tusk Histology Project 4272: Fossil bone histology reveals ancient origins for rapid juvenile growth in tetrapods
March 18, 2025 at 1:25 AM
fenestrosaur.bsky.social
At first I thought the tall red figure in the back had a tapinocephalid skull!
November 27, 2024 at 3:08 PM