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Three 3D views of Bradysaurus baini specimen (FMNH UC 1533). Scale bar equals 50 cm. [Published in Van den Brandt et al. 2023](https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08912963.2023.2175211?journalCode=ghbi20) Credit: Fabio Manucci and Marco RomanoAround 262 million years ago, during the middle Permian Period, a new family of reptiles emerged. Pareiasaurs – meaning “cheek lizards”, a reference to the flat flanges of bone that make up their cheeks – had skulls covered in bony growths and bu