Image: Dicynodont therapsid, Zambia
Dicynodont therapsid, unidentified species, based on skull from Zambia, Permian, 252 million years ago.
- Illustrator:
- Anne Musser
- Rights:
- © Australian Museum
Additional information
Dicynodonts were large plant-eating, mammal-like reptiles (therapsids) that survived the mass extinction event at the end of the Permian. They were on the decline in the Triassic.
Last Updated:
Tags dicynodont, therapsid, mammal-like reptiles, Permian, Triassic, plant-eating, plant eaters, herbivorous, herbivores, dinosaur world,
