Trilophosauridae
Sign in to saveTrilophosaurs are lizard-like Triassic allokotosaur reptiles related to the archosaurs. The best known genus is Trilophosaurus, a herbivore up to long. It had a short, unusually heavily built skull, equipped with massive, broad flattened cheek teeth with sharp shearing surfaces for cutting up tough plant material. Teeth are absent from the premaxilla and front of the lower jaw, which in life were probably equipped with a horny beak. thumb|left|Size comparison of Trilophosaurus buettneri The skull is also unusual in that the lower temporal opening is missing, giving the appearance of a euryaps
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It sits within the topics Allokotosauria, Anisian first appearances and Prehistoric reptile families.
Its subject is documented across 9 Wikipedia language editions.
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Trilophosaurs are lizard-like Triassic allokotosaur reptiles related to the archosaurs. The best known genus is Trilophosaurus, a herbivore up to long. It had a short, unusually heavily built skull, equipped with massive, broad flattened cheek teeth with sharp shearing surfaces for cutting up tough plant material. Teeth are absent from the premaxilla and front of the lower jaw, which in life were probably equipped with a horny beak. thumb|left|Size comparison of Trilophosaurus buettneri The skull is also unusual in that the lower temporal opening is missing, giving the appearance of a euryapsid skull, and originally the Trilophosaurs were classified with placodonts and sauropterygia. Carroll (1988) suggests that the lower opening may have been lost to strengthen the skull.
Trilophosaurs are so far known only from the Late Triassic of North America and Europe.
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