-
parallel to it. This
probably helped rhizodonts detect prey in the turbid,
swampy environments where they lived.
Rhizodont pelvic fins are
known only from...
- synapsids, parareptiles, cotylosaurs,
protorothyridids and diapsids.
Rhizodonts remained common before they died out by the end of the period.
First sharks...
- The most
notable characteristics of Rhizodus,
compared to
other giant rhizodonts such as Barameda, were the two 22-centimetre (8.7 in)
fangs located near...
-
flourished in the seas,
while rivers were
dominated by lobe-finned fish like
rhizodonts.
During the
Permian period (299 to 252 Ma), one of the two
major branches...
- onto dry land. The
first tetrapodomorphs,
which included the
gigantic rhizodonts, had the same
general anatomy as the lungfish, who were
their closest...
- have been
proposed as the
nearest relatives of tetrapods,
among them the
rhizodonts (notably Sauripterus), the osteolepidids, the
tristichopterids (notably...
- of the
Horton Bluff Formation, near Hantsport, Nova Scotia. Like most
rhizodonts, it was of
relatively large size, had a
large recurved fang at the symphysis...
- to rivers.
Sarcopterygian fish were also prominent, and one group, the
Rhizodonts,
reached very
large size. Most
species of
Carboniferous marine fish have...
- (397–385 Mya). The
first tetrapodomorphs,
which included the
gigantic rhizodonts, had the same
general anatomy as the lungfish, who were
their closest...
-
hears of the
Rhizodont, an
ancient freshwater predator the size of a
killer whale. To
attain a
sense of the
monstrosity of the
Rhizodont,
Jeremy visits...
