Mammaliaform
Megazostrodon
It was a tiny animal, with a long snout and specialized teeth.
Megazostrodon was tiny and had a long snout with specialized teeth.
Three stages. One companion.
Game artwork
AI-generated, stylized game illustrations. These designs and growth stages are imaginative, not scientific reconstructions.
Megazostrodon at a glance
- Diet
- Small invertebrates (interpreted)
- The interpretation is based on the teeth of these small mammals or mammaliaforms; the precise prey they consumed is not directly observed.
- When it lived
- Triassic / Jurassic
- Group
- Morganucodonta
- Morganucodonts
- Fossil locations
- Lesotho, South Africa, France
- Places where fossils have been found
Beyond the game
The real Megazostrodon
Two species of different ages and regions are recognized. One comes from the early Jurassic of southern Africa and another from the late Triassic of France.
Its two species belong to different regions and ages. The same genus name can bring together animals that did not coincide in the same landscape or at the same time.
This grouping describes evolutionary relationships. Its members share ancestors; they do not form a chain in which one must turn into another.
Fossil discoveries
Selected fossil records · present-day map
Map references
Map: Natural Earth, public domain. Fossil records: linked collections and publications.Sources & text credits
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- Megazostrodon
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- Megazostrodon
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- Morganucodonta
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