Azendohsaurus Loses Its Dinosaur Status

The plant eating dinosaur Azendohsaurus is not actually a dinosaur, only a distant relative, according to a new analysis of A. madagaskarensis based on the entire skull rather than on just the teeth and jaw. Many aspects of Azendohsaurus are far more primitive than previously assumed, which in turn means that its plant-eating adaptations, similar to those of some early dinosaurs, were developed independently. The new analysis is published in Paleontology. read more

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