dicynodont
Britishnoun
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Origin of dicynodont
C19: from Greek, from di- 1 + kuōn dog + -odont
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Examining the dicynodont skulls, the team found that a shift occurred midway through the group’s evolution: the appearance of soft tissue attachments supporting the teeth, akin to the ligaments present in modern mammals.
From New York Times
Despite its appearance, this burly behemoth was a completely different prehistoric beast: a dicynodont.
From New York Times
However, the team were able to date the newly discovered fossils to between 210 and 205 million years ago, making it 10 million years younger than previously discovered dicynodont samples.
From Fox News
Christian Kammerer, a dicynodont specialist at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences not involved in the find, said the size of Lisowicia was “startling.”
From Seattle Times
They didn't immediately recognize the new dicynodont as such—in part because it is so big, Sulej says.
From Science Magazine
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