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260 million years ago
Moschops FACT FILE
NAME: Moschops means “calf face”
(MOE-shops) WEIGHT: up to 660 pounds (300 kg) PERMIAN PERIOD
Say it!
FOOD: plants and bushes; may have
Moschops was a heavy animal. eaten some meat
Its legs were very strong. HABITAT: dry areas
It had blunt teeth. It ate plants.
Large jaws and
Massive, blunt teeth
heavy body
How big am I?
13 ft (4 m)
Strong legs
MINI FACTS
Moschops had a thick
skull. It probably
fought using its head. First found in ...
South Africa, 1910
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