Terastiodontosaurus

Terastiodontosaurus is an extinct genus of trogonophid worm lizard. Its only known species Terastiodontosaurus marcelosanchezi lived in Tunisia during the Lutetian stage of the Eocene epoch.

Palaeobiology

Palaeoecology

The extremely thick enamel of Terastiodontosaurus marcelosanchezi indicates that its teeth were capable of withstanding very high stresses, likely indicating that T. marcelosanchezi was durophagous and could crush and consume a wide variety of snails.