In Depth Howesia is a genus of rhynchosaur that lived in South Africa during the mid Triassic. Further Reading - Preliminary notice of some new fossil Reptiles collected by Mr. Alfred Brown at Aliwal North, S. Africa - Records of the Albany Museum 1 (4): 269–275. - Robert broom - 1905. - The rhynchosaur Howesia … Read more
In Depth Though the name means ‘crocodile’, Mesosuchus was actually one of the rhynchosaurs, a distinct group of archosaurs noted for having a herbivorous diet. Mesosuchus seems to be one of the more primitive forms with later relatives showing distinctly more developed adaptations for their lifestyles. Further Reading - Mesosuchus browni, gen. et spe. Nov. … Read more