Volume 22 1979

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An articulated skeleton of a small individual of Diademodon (Therapsida; Cynodontia)
(Bernard Price Institute for Palaeontological Research, 1979) Gow, C. E.; Grine, F. E.;
This paper records a nearly complete, articulated skeleton of Diademodan in undoubted association with a skull of that animal. Previously, only portions of postcranial skeleton have been found in association with cranial remains of this genus. The skeleton is that of a relatively small (ontogenetically young) individual. Skeletal proportions are tabulated, rib and vertebral differentiation is described and discussed. Diademodon is shown to have had a long tail.
Evidence for salt glands in the Triassic reptile Diademodon (Therapsida; Cynodontia)
(Bernard Price Institute for Palaeontological Research, 1979) Grine, F. E.; Mitchell, D.; Gow, C. E.; Kitching, J. W.; Turner, B. R.;
Fossilised skulls of Diademodon exhibit rostral depressions which may have housed salt glands. The possible functions of salt glands in this advanced cynodont are examined. Diademodon appears to have been more reptilian than mammalian in its general physiological organisation.