The hunting style of Anaschisma involved lying at the bottom of a shallow swamp, waiting for a fish, crustacean, smaller amphibian, or even a young phytosaur to wander by.
When it spotted prey, it used its huge jaws to engulf and consume them.
A few particular adaptations suggest Koskinonodon had this aquatic lifestyle.
First, they had lateral lines formed by the sensory sulci.
These are useful for detecting changes in water pressure made by the swimming motions of nearby organisms.
Their sprawling limbs were also adapted for water.
They would not move quickly or efficiently on land, although they may have done it to find another water pool with more food or other resource.
Mass graves have been found, thought to be a result of a group of these animals gathering together in a withering water pool during a drought and all perishing because the water was never replenished.
The hunting style of Anaschisma involved lying at the bottom of a shallow swamp, waiting for a fish, crustacean, smaller amphibian, or even a young phytosaur to wander by. When it spotted prey, it used its huge jaws to engulf and consume them. A few particular adaptations suggest Koskinonodon had this aquatic lifestyle. First, they had lateral lines formed by the sensory sulci. These are useful for detecting changes in water pressure made by the swimming motions of nearby organisms. Their sprawling limbs were also adapted for water. They would not move quickly or efficiently on land, although they may have done it to find another water pool with more food or other resource. Mass graves have been found, thought to be a result of a group of these animals gathering together in a withering water pool during a drought and all perishing because the water was never replenished.
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