dicynodont

/ daɪˈsɪnəˌdɒnt /

noun

1. any of various extinct Triassic mammal-like reptiles having a single pair of tusklike teeth

Word History and Origins

Origin of dicynodont¹

C19: from Greek, from _di- ¹ + kuōn dog + _-odont

Example Sentences

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.

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Despite its appearance, this burly behemoth was a completely different prehistoric beast: a dicynodont.

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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.

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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.”

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They didn't immediately recognize the new dicynodont as such—in part because it is so big, Sulej says.

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