Archaeosyodon

Ar-kay-o-sy-o-don.
By Benjamin Gutierrez
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Gutierrez, B. (2012, July 23). Archaeosyodon. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/archaeosyodon/

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Name

Archaeosyodon ‭(‬Ancient Syodon‭)‬.

Phonetic

Ar-kay-o-sy-o-don.

Named By

P.‭ ‬K.‭ ‬Tchudinov‭ ‬-‭ ‬1960.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Dinocephalia,‭ ‬Anteosauridae.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

A.‭ ‬praeventor‭

Size

Skull‭ ‬30‭ ‬centimetres long.‭ ‬Body estimated between‭ ‬1.5‭ ‬and‭ ‬2‭ ‬meters long.

Known locations

Russia,‭ ‬Perm.

Time Period

Wordian of the Permian.

Fossil representation

Partial skull‭ (‬PIN‭ ‬1758/3‭)‬.

In Depth

       So far Archaeosyodon is only known by an incomplete skull,‭ ‬but it is still enough to clearly identify this as a dinocephalian therapsid.‭ ‬As such,‭ ‬Archaeosyodon would have been a predator of other therapsids and possibly other kinds of vertebrates during the Permian.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Upper Permian therapsids of the Ezhovo locality,‭ ‬P.‭ ‬K.‭ ‬Tchudinov‭ ‬-‭ ‬1960.

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