#bulbasaurus phylloxyron

I wanted to do one more dicynodont to show just how diverse these guys were. Yes I could have done Diictodon... but instead I chose Bulbasaurus phylloxyron. Did I choose it just for that name? Maybe.

Apparently, Bulbasaurus was not originally named after the Pokémon bulbasaur, but rather for the “bulbous” headgear on its nose. However, its describers have admitted that its name and similarity to the Pokémon “may not be entirely coincidental.”

Bulbasaurus phylloxyron

Artwork by Matt Celeskey

Bulbasaurus is a herbivorous relative of mammal from the dicynodont group that lived in the Permian Period. It is named “bulbous reptile” for its bulbous snout while the species name, “leaf razor,” refers to its leaf-shearing, keratin-covered jaws.

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