Estemmenosuchus

In Depth        Although other herbivorous therapsids like Styracocephalus also had head crests,‭ ‬Estemmenosuchus had by far the most elaborate head ornamentation.‭ ‬These crests varied between the two species,‭ ‬but superficially the head ornamentation resembled short deer antlers.‭ ‬The horns of Estemmenosuchus grow upwards from the frontal skull bones and seem to have primarily been display … Read more