Kosmodraco dakotensis Variante:Pintado a mano reforzada por tendones osificados

reforzada por tendones osificados

incluyendo la morfología craneal

Although it didn't reach the defensive dimensions of its North American relative Stegosaurus

Its tusks were shorter and less curved than those of mammoths

The diorama depicts a vibrant scene from the Hell Creek Formation

Kosmodraco dakotensis Variante:Pintado a mano reforzada por tendones osificadosKosmodraco dakotensis was a freshwater choristodere from the Palaeocene of North America. It was originally described as Simoedosaurus dakotensis and was later reassigned to the genus Kosmodraco. This animal was neither a dinosaur nor a crocodile, although its general appearance may have superficially resembled that of certain predatory aquatic reptiles. It belonged to Choristodera, a lineage of semi aquatic diapsids that survived the end Cretaceous