them from a distance thanks to 
their large size and bright red 
'flowers'. Despite looking like 
a rose bush of the modern day, 
they are related to the 
corystosperm trees like Dicroidium. 
Their hard seeds are very similar. 
Yesterday, I found a large group 
of Hyperodapedon eagerly eating 
a Scytophyllum which had toppled 
over. I must do more research on 
why these stout little animals love 
a plant normally so high out of 
their reach...

Michelilloa
These spiny little plants are an 
uncommon sight, likely because I 
rarely stumble upon them amongst 

the Cladophlebis carpeting the 
ground. They are in fact one of 
the oldest true cycads known! 
Their cones and leaves are quite 
stiff and tough; this may deter 
the animals I've so far seen from 
eating them.

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While travelling with the 
Ischigualastia herd, I encountered 
my first dinosaur in the region. 
Despite their small size, 
Chromogisaurus is an ancient 
ancestor of the titanous 
sauropods. Unlike their giant 
descendants, Chromogisaurus is 
bipedal, and I imagine would fall 
prey to Herrerasaurus often. As 