Cynognathus

Cynognathus Facts

Name Means	"Dog Jaw"
Type	Killer/Predator
Lived When	Lower Triassic (248-206 million years ago)
Weight	If you know, tell me!
Height	About a foot (12 inches)
Length	3-5 feet long
Weapons	Cynognathus was built strong and stocky. Its big head, which made up 1/3 of its body, had huge and pwoerful jaws that opened WIDE. It had sharp canine (dog-like) teeth. Hunted in packs.
Diet	Fresh meat
Habitat	South Africa, South America, Antarctica, China
Interesting Cynoganthus Facts	Cynognathus's backbone could only move from side to side instead of up and down like most mammals. This means when it ran (which it could do fast!) it had to waddle. Cynognathus has been given 15 different names by scientists!

Cynognathus was a crazy looking animal:
it looked like it was half mammal, half reptile

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