The skull of Hyperodapedon sanjuanensis from the Ischigualasto Formation of Argentina. These rhynchosaurs had particularly pronounced hooked, beak-like jaws.

For #FossilFriday, here's the skull of Hyperodapedon sanjuanensis, a #rhynchosaur from South America that lived ~232 million years ago in the #Triassic. I got to study this specimen back in 2019 when I visited the @amnh.org in New York 🇺🇸

#paleontology #science #Archosauromorpha

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Tanystropheus longobardicus

Sarita's Archovember 2024
Day 27 - Tanystropheus longobardicus

#tanystropheus #tanystropheuslongobardicus #archosauromorpha #archosauromorph #lizard #reptile #dinosaur #Archovember #Archovember2024 #dinovember #dinovember2024 #paleoart #fossilfighters

The postcranial skeleton of Teyujagua paradoxa (Reptilia: #Archosauromorpha) from the early Triassic of #SouthAmerica

Tiane M. De-Oliveira, João Lucas Da Silva, Leonardo Kerber, Felipe L. Pinheiro

#paleontology #palaeontology 🧪⚒️

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