Tetracynodon tenuis Patagotitan but detailed anatomical studies demonstrated

but detailed anatomical studies demonstrated sufficient differences to justify its separation into the genus Giraffatitan

supported by formidable neck and jaw muscles

Las estimaciones sugieren una longitud corporal aproximada de 3 a 4 metros y una masa que probablemente se situaba entre 150 y 300 kilogramos

Its robust body was covered by thick

Longitud 171 mm

Tetracynodon tenuis Patagotitan but detailed anatomical studies demonstratedTetracynodon tenuis was a small therapsid of the cynodont group that lived during the Late Permian Period and possibly briefly survived the mass extinction event that marked the boundary with the Triassic , approximately 252 million years ago. Its fossils have been found in South Africa, a region that has provided much evidence of the transition from mammal like reptiles to the first mammals. Tetracynodon represents one of the earliest cynodonts and