Diadectes

Diadectes is an extinct genus of large herbivorous reptiliomorph tetrapods known from Permian deposits in North America. Its robust jaws and differentiated teeth indicate adaptation to processing tough plant matter.

Reptiliomorpha: Reptiliomorpha is a tetrapod grouping that includes amniotes and extinct relatives more closely related to them than to amphibians. Diadectes belongs to this broad evolutionary grouping.
Herbivory: Herbivory is an animal's consumption of plants or algae as food. Diadectes is among the earliest large tetrapods strongly associated with plant eating.
Texas Red Beds: The Texas Red Beds are Permian sedimentary deposits in Texas that preserve diverse terrestrial vertebrate fossils. Fossils from these deposits document Diadectes in its North American setting.
Diadectes absitus: Diadectes absitus is a named species of the extinct genus Diadectes. It represents one of the species assigned to the genus.
Diadectidae: Diadectidae is an extinct family of large, mostly herbivorous Permian reptiliomorphs. Diadectes is the family's best-known genus.
Diadectes tooth: Diadectes teeth were differentiated, with broad crowns suited to crushing and grinding plant material. Their shape is direct evidence for the genus's feeding adaptation.
North America: North America is a continent extending from the Arctic region to Central America and the Caribbean. Known Diadectes fossils come from this continent.
Orobates: Orobates is an extinct diadectid reptiliomorph known from Permian fossils in Germany. This close relative offers a comparison for diadectid anatomy and locomotion.
Amniota: Amniota is the tetrapod clade whose embryos develop within an amnion or its evolutionary equivalent. Diadectes helps illuminate close relatives near the origins of amniotes.
Jaw: A jaw is a skeletal structure that supports teeth and moves to grasp or process food. Diadectes had robust jaws capable of handling tough vegetation.

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