Tumgik
#pholidosauridae
arminreindl · 8 months
Text
Tumblr media
Finally got THE BIG THREE. The skull models of Sarcosuchus, Deinosuchus and Purussaurus all made by Brennan Ruadhrí of scaledbeast.com. I can highly recommend them, they are available at different scales (these are the smallest) both with open and closed mouths. And for those not into crocs (well first of all shame on you) there's also dinosaurs, pterosaurs and other prehistoric animals available.
596 notes · View notes
arminreindl · 11 months
Text
Tumblr media
Something that few people are aware of, but pholidosaurids managed to live for much longer than most know. Although its true that this group peaked around halfway through the Cretaceous (with Sarcosuchus), a paper from 2020 not only extends the record to the Maastrichtian, but also showcases material from Morocco dated to the early Paleocene But unlike the other three groups, pholidosaurids seem to have gone extinct soon afterwards. That is, unless fossils are found that extend their range yet again.
509 notes · View notes