Portal:Triassic/DYK

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... that an unnamed member of the extinct order Hupehsuchia exhibited an unusual form of polydactyly that is similar to that of some early tetrapods of the Devonian period?
... that the Triassic reptile Vancleavea, which is specialized to live in the water, differs greatly from all other earlyarchosauriforms?
... that although it was first classified as a reptile, the extinct genus Batropetes (restoration pictured) is now known to be a microsaur amphibian?
... that the Late Triassic archosauromorph Uatchitodon is the earliest known venomous reptile?
... that, in one study on the aetosaur Redondasuchus, the orientation of a diagram in the paper may have contributed to the misidentification of its holotype as a left scute rather than a right?

... that unlike other stereospondyl amphibians, the Triassic Lydekkerina (restoration pictured) lived entirely on land?
... that the rauisuchian Tsylmosuchus is known from strata in Russia that are early Olenekian in age, making it one of the earliest archosaurs?
... that shartegosuchid crocodyliforms made up an endemic Central Asian Mesozoic fauna that existed after the breakup of Pangaea?
... that the recently described genus Koilamasuchus from the Early Triassic of Argentina is the best-known early archosauriform in South America?
... that unusual archosauromorph reptile Teraterpeton from the Late Triassic of Nova Scotia had nostril openings in its skull that were longer than its eye sockets?

... that fossils of extinct giant cicadas (pictured) were once misidentified as the oldest known butterflies?
... that a fossilized dragon has been found in Poland?
... that the Triassic archosaur Poposaurus walked on two legs like some dinosaurs, but was more closely related to crocodiles?
... that before modern paleontology came about, fossils of Encrinus went by a number of names in Germany, including "sun wheels", "Saint Boniface's pennies", and "witches' money"?
... that fossils of the extinct reptile Acallosuchus were found in a cigar box in 1983?

... that the large prehistoric amphibian Cyclotosaurus had a skull up to 70 cm long?
... that Dactylosaurus lived in the Middle Triassic period during the Anisian faunal stage of central Europe?
... that although Atopodentatus had a fearsome set of teeth, it was a filter feeder and not a predator?
...that Megazostrodon (pictured) is widely accepted as being one of the first mammals to have appeared on Earth?
...that the type specimen of Dromicosuchus had damage to its jaw and neck that may have been inflicted by the teeth of the large carnivore it was found underneath?

... that the extinct amphibian Cryobatrachus (restoration pictured) was discovered in the Transantarctic Mountains of Antarctica?
... that the early dinosaur-like animal Lagerpeton was only 70 cm (28 in) long?
...that the discovery of the dinosauromorph Dromomeron, from the Late Triassic of New Mexico, indicates that dinosaurs did not rapidly replace their close relatives?
...that Sacisaurus was named for a one-legged Brazilian elf, as the first skeleton was found missing a leg?
... that among fossils found at Koonwarra, Victoria are those of horseshoe crabs, ginkgo and gnetophytes?

... that Riojasuchus was an ornithosuchid that is known from four skeletons and lived about 217 to 215 million years ago?
... that the extinct, Triassic, bivalve family Cassianellidae may have evolved from the family Bakevelliidae, which survived longer into the Eocene?
... that Augustasaurus' name comes from the mountain range of northwestern Nevada, where its fossilized bones were first discovered?
... that the pterosaur genus Carniadactylus was originally classified under the species name Eudimorphodon rosenfeldi?
... that Decuriasuchus may be the first known archosaur to exhibit group behavior?

... that Arizonasaurus had a large sail along its back made of the spines on its vertebrae?
... that fossils of the temnospondyl amphibian Kourerpeton were notoriously discovered in the window of a barber's shop in Arizona?
... that Carnufex is an extinct relative of crocodiles that lived 231 million years ago in Carolina?
... that multiple Leptocleidus skeletons have been found preserved as gemstone quality opal over the course of the history of plesiosaur research?

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