Protuberum

In Depth        Protuberum is a genus of cynodont that lived in South America during the Triassic. Further Reading -‭ ‬A new traversodontid cynodont‭ (‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Eucynodontia‭) ‬from the Middle Triassic Santa Maria Formation of Rio Grande do Sul,‭ ‬Brazil.‭ ‬Palaeontology‭ ‬52:229-250.‭ ‬-‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Reichel,‭ ‬C.‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Schultz‭ & ‬M.‭ ‬B.‭ ‬Soares‭ ‬-‭ ‬2009. – The specific … Read more

Ruberodon

In Depth        Ruberodon is a genus of cynodont that lived in India during the late Triassic. Further Reading -‭ ‬A New Late Triassic Traversodontid Cynodont‭ (‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Eucynodontia‭) ‬from India.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology‭ ‬35:e930472.‭ ‬-‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Ray‭ ‬-‭ ‬2015.

Exaeretodon

In Depth        Exaeretodon seems to have been more herbivorous given that the teeth and jaw structure of Exaeretodon seem to be more suited to grinding.‭ ‬One interesting point of note however is that very young juveniles had no teeth.‭ ‬This suggests that young Exaeretodon had to stay with the mother for an extended period of … Read more