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Did you know... that the only known fossil of Gordodon(pictured) had its skull accidentally sawed in half while it was being excavated?
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I cited Live Science for the estimated total body length given in the press release, as the paper itself only provided a presacral length. I meant to cite both for each, though I managed to misplace the Live Science ref for the presacral length by mistake. I've corrected the order of the citations, though if it's better to remove the Live Science ref all together I'll be happy to oblige.
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... that Gordodon was the first herbivore with a specialised mammal-like tooth arrangement, 299 million years ago? Source:
Lucas et al. (2018)
ALT1:... that the only fossil of Gordodon accidentally had its skull sawed in half (pictured) while it was being excavated? Source:
Lucas et al. (2018)
Comment: A clearer illustration of the skull and teeth is available on the article page if preferred, but I felt this photo of the sawcut might be more eye-catching.