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Trypanognathus, an amphibian with scary teeth

Started by Halichoeres, April 16, 2019, 12:53:00 AM

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April 16, 2019, 12:53:00 AM
Meet Trypanognathus remigiusbergensis, a new temnospondyl amphibian from the Carboniferous-Permian boundary of Germany. It has tusks in its lower jaw that go through its premaxilla, and tusks in its vomer (roof of its mouth) that go through its lower jaw. Doesn't get much more metal than that.

Here's the complete skull and most of the skeleton:


And the paper describing it (behind a paywall): https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02724634.2019.1577874
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