. spikelike teeth in the upper jaw. The skull itself was modified so that the bones of its back portion formed a series of strong arches, probably as attachments for power- ful jaw muscles. Dicynodon was typical. Although the preserved remains of dicynodonts are particularly abundant in South Africa, it is evident that these animals had a cosmopolitan distribution. Stahlekeria (stal-le-KER-e-ya) is a giant dicynodont found in Brazil; other dicynodonts are known from North America, China, and Europe. The dinocephalians were rather similar to the dicynodonts in body form. They were large, powerf
. spikelike teeth in the upper jaw. The skull itself was modified so that the bones of its back portion formed a series of strong arches, probably as attachments for power- ful jaw muscles. Dicynodon was typical. Although the preserved remains of dicynodonts are particularly abundant in South Africa, it is evident that these animals had a cosmopolitan distribution. Stahlekeria (stal-le-KER-e-ya) is a giant dicynodont found in Brazil; other dicynodonts are known from North America, China, and Europe. The dinocephalians were rather similar to the dicynodonts in body form. They were large, powerful reptiles with strong limbs. The back sloped giraffe-fashion in typical members of the group, as for example in Moschops (Mos-kops). Considerable variety was shown in the adaptations of the head in these animals. Some of the more primitive forms, like Titanosuchus (tye-tan-o-sooK-us), were carnivorous, with elongated faces and sharp, dagger-like teeth. Certain specialized
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