Escala 1:35 - 135 mm largo

referring to the two spade-shaped fangs it had in the front of its mouth

and was discovered in 1966 by herpetologist Jay Savage

and possibly covered with primitive down for thermal insulation

provided it with an effective defense against marine predators of the time

Fodonyx spenceri coelophysis Escala 1:35 - 135 mmFodonyx spenceri is an extinct genus of rhynchosaur, a diapsid herbivorous reptile that lived during the Middle Triassic period (Anisian stage). Its fossils, comprising 25 specimens, were discovered in the Otter Sandstone Formation of Devon, England, and were originally assigned to the species Rhynchosaurus spenceri before being reclassified into its own genus in 2008. The genus name, Fodonyx, means "digging claw," referring to the prominent, strong,