#Erythrosuchus was also notable for possessing an unusually large head for its size, with a skull that reached up to 1 metre in length. You can get a sense of its scale from the photo - that’s my hand holding just the tip of the snout! Its large head housed a very powerful set of jaws.
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Reaching up to 5 metres long, #Erythrosuchus was one of the first, really big terrestrial predators to emerge on land in the Triassic after the End-Permian mass extinction event (~251.9 MYA). It filled a top predator niche that had been previously occupied by #therapsids in the #Permian.
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Isolated teeth of Erythrosuchus africanus from the collections of the Natural History Museum UK.
The tip of the snout of Erythrosuchus africanus from the collections of the Natural History Museum UK.
A couple snapshots of an ancient apex predator for this #FossilFriday - presenting the fossil teeth & snout of an #Erythrosuchus africanus, the big-headed, hypercarnivorous archosauromorph from the Early-Mid #Triassic of South Africa 🇿🇦
#Paleontology #Science
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Roy the Erythrosuchus
Updated Lore Below.
#muppets #erythrosuchus #oc #muppetoc #myoc #theteethfamily
Two #erythrosuchus find some relief from insect bites by sharing a tall scratching post.
#paleoart #TheDinosaurMann
Erythrosuchus was a large Archosauriform (not a Dinosaur) from the Triassic. They had really big heads relative to their body size.
#paleoart #prehistoric #reptile #archosaur #erythrosuchus #triassic #art
A pencil drawing of the Cynognathus Assemblage Zone, Subzone B. Two Male Erythrosuchus battle at the base of a waterfall as female Erythrosuchus watch on at the top of the waterfall. The waterfall has Triassic ferns surrounding it. A bloated corpse of an Erythrosuchus is floating in the foreground.
A comical pencil drawing of the Wolfville formation of Nova Scotia. A Teraterpeton and a Hyperodapedon family are shocked at the eruption happening behind them. The Teraterpeton was eating insects from a rotting stump and a single adult Hyperodapedon is guarding over a burrow with its family hiding inside.
A pencil drawing of the Chinle Formation. A herd of Placerias march through the Triassic desert as a Poposaurus watches on from a perched rock. Flies buzz around the eyes, nose and feces of the animals, the only source of moisture for miles.
A pencil drawing of the Madygen Formation. A gymnosperm branch frames an encounter between a Kyrgyzsaurus and a Gigatitan. The Kyrgyzsaurus is holding a threatening stance while its tail wraps around the branch. The gigatitan approaches slowly and cautiously. There is a sunset and a hidden Longisquama in the background.
Here's another archive post, This set was pencil drawings all about formations during Triassic period, descriptions in alt text. Enjoy!
#paleoart #pencildrawing #paleontology #triassic #sciart #erythrosuchus #teraterpeton #placerias #gigatitan
Epochtober Day 15: Lower Triassic (Erythrosuchus)🐊 #digitalart #procreate #digitalpainting #paleoart #paleontology #triassic #erythrosuchus
