Tertema Skull Replica

Description

Tertema skull replica measures 12.0 x 7.0 x 2.0 inches. T. acuta skull replica is museum-quality polyurethane resin cast from the collection of UC Berkeley specimen. 2-part skull (separate cranium and mandible). 1:1 scale. Made in the USA.

These ancient amphibians had flat, narrow heads with high eyes and long snouts. These hunters had special, riged teeth on the roofs of their mouths and solid bony skulls.

They had over forty skull bones. Modern amphibians have only nineteen. their skulls attach to the spin at two points.

Scientific Classification

• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Clade: Tetrapoda
  Order: †Temnospondyli
• Suborder: †Stereospondyli
  Family: †Trematosauridae
• Subfamily: †Trematosaurinae
• Genus: †Tertrema Wiman, 1915
• Type species: †T. acuta Wiman, 1915
• Conservation status: Extinct

To highlight the link between early aquatic hunters and land-dwellers, this tertrema skull pairs well with other predators. Furthermore, for a simple study of jaw shapes and teeth, try showing this Triassic amphibian next to the large fangs of the payara wolf fish skull replica.

Additionally, you can compare it to the early living fossil build of the alligator gar fish skull replica and the big, sharp plates of the prehistoric dunkleosteus fish jaw replica. These items together offer a great look at how animals changed over millions of years.