Lotosaurus and Shansisuchus, Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum, Japan

The sail-backed ctenosauriscids are among the oldest members of this group yet also the strangest, Lotosaurus was a heavily built herbivore known from almost 40 specimens, Effigia is a member of the Shuvosauridae, which almost appear like an early attempt at ornithomimids

I told you I'd get to poposauroids
Day 14 of #Croctober and lets just take a moment to appreciate the absolute insanity that are derived poposauroids.
Throughout the Triassic this group brought forth forms with sailed backs, proto-theropods and more
All art by Joschua Knüppe

A 2-3m herbivorous poposauroid from the Triassic. A bulky animal with a low sail and a toothless beak. 38 individuals of varying ages have been found at a single site with the current theory being they couldn't sustain themselves. Possibly as a result of harsh seasonal changes.

Lotosaurus adentus

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not a lotta know about loto

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styracosaurus, simosuchus, desmatosuchus, lotosaurus, balaur bondoc ?

Sarita's Archovember 2024
Day 18 - Lotosaurus adentus

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El cocodrilo vegetariano Lotosaurus, del Triásico Medio. Proveniente de China, parte de una curiosa familia de Pseudosuquios con joroba en la espalda.

Lotosaurus for croctober

Day 8: Lotosaurus

A sail-backed poposauroid known from Hunan Province of central China.

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It had been awhile since I finished my paleozoic fellas drawings, so its about time now for me to start drawing some mesozoic fellas

Busy with the first good triassic fella

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