Dasygnathoides

resembling Dasygnathus (rough/shaggy jaw-like)

• dasys · Greek · rough, shaggy, hairy
• gnathos · Greek · jaw
• -oides · Greek · resembling, having the form of

The name Dasygnathoides is constructed from the Greek words "dasys" (rough or shaggy) and "gnathos" (jaw), combined with the Greek suffix "-oides" (resembling). It was coined to indicate that this animal resembled the earlier-named genus Dasygnathus — essentially meaning "Dasygnathus-like" or "resembling the rough-jawed one." The name thus draws attention to similarities in jaw morphology with that genus.

Named by

Huene

Year named

1932

Period

Late Triassic

Stage

Norian

Found in

Scotland, UK

Dasygnathoides is a poorly known archosaur/dinosauriform from the Late Triassic of Scotland, known from very fragmentary jaw material. It is widely regarded as a nomen dubium because the material is too incomplete to reliably diagnose it. It is not a dinosaur in the strict sense; it is a basal archosaur or early dinosauriform. Some historical treatments have associated it with early theropod-like forms, but this remains uncertain.