South Africa has a very unique assemblage of fossils.
No iconic T-rex or Triceratops types but just as important.
Our more fossiliferous beds are found in a very arid area in the southern interior called the Karroo.
The fossils here predate T-rex and contain a very important branch of the Mammal like reptiles. It is from these that mammals would later emerge.
Here are some pics from an exhibit I attended recently.
Looks a lot like a dog doesn’t it?
Early T-rex type ancestor
Same scull from the side… a little squashed during the rock consolidation process
This guy was likely good at head-butting
Starting to show more uniform mammal like teeth
Fossilized eggs with embryo’s
This guy is just weird
Sure this guy has a head-ache now
Another weirdo to end off with
You can also check out some of my other cool ancient stuff here:
https://steemit.com/archaeology/@gavvet/ancient-past-in-my-back-yard