but it would also have functioned as a defense against larger predators

This skull design suggests a hunting style that likely involved powerful bites to tear or crush its prey

although some exceptionally large specimens might have reached slightly greater dimensions

although it shows specific adaptations in the shape of the skull and the frill

Plateosaurus trossingensis Vallibonavenatrix but it would also havePlateosaurus trossingensis was a basal sauropodomorph dinosaur from the Late Triassic (Late Norian, approximately 214204 million years ago), widely documented in deposits in Germany, especially in Trossingen and Halberstadt. It represents one of the best known prosauropods due to the abundance and excellent preservation of articulated skeletons. It was a large herbivore for its time, with a total length ranging from 7 to 10 meters and an estimated