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Eventually I'll get around to drawing the most bizarre archosaur in existence, Doswellia. For now, I'll show you a concept of Henodus, a very distinctive cyamodontoid placodont (part of the group Sauropterygia, which includes pliosaurs and elasmosaurs, nothosaurs, etc.). This animal is more peculiar for it's turtle-like "carapace," likely a flexible blanket of bones forming a sea-turtle-like shell. The skull is very peculiar and view from the side, gives a rather duck-like appearance. So I went with a rather platypus-like interpretation. There are virtually no teeth, but ridges suggest keratin formed a straining rasp as in ducks and probably the primitive mysticetes (but not like the modern ones). People who've studied placodonts and this one in particular inform me that the fleshy exterior of the jaw is likely erroneous, but I kinda figured that going into this, and drew this as an idea. The jaw was a LOT more bird-like and probably has a keratin beak.

Description
Eventually I'll get around to drawing the most bizarre archosaur in existence, Doswellia. For now, I'll show you a concept of Henodus, a very distinctive cyamodontoid placodont (part of the group Sauropterygia, which includes pliosaurs and elasmosaurs, nothosaurs, etc.). This animal is more peculiar for it's turtle-like "carapace," likely a flexible blanket of bones forming a sea-turtle-like shell. The skull is very peculiar and view from the side, gives a rather duck-like appearance. So I went with a rather platypus-like interpretation. There are virtually no teeth, but ridges suggest keratin formed a straining rasp as in ducks and probably the primitive mysticetes (but not like the modern ones). People who've studied placodonts and this one in particular inform me that the fleshy exterior of the jaw is likely erroneous, but I kinda figured that going into this, and drew this as an idea. The jaw was a LOT more bird-like and probably has a keratin beak.