Edaphosaurus
E687930
Edaphosaurus was a large, sail-backed, herbivorous synapsid from the Late Carboniferous to Early Permian period, notable for its distinctive spiny neural sail and importance in early amniote evolution.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
extinct genus of synapsids
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herbivorous synapsid ⓘ pelycosaur-grade synapsid ⓘ |
| clade | Synapsida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet | herbivorous ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 19th century ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | large terrestrial herbivore ⓘ |
| environment |
coal swamp margins
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lowland floodplains ⓘ |
| estimatedLength | approximately 3 to 3.5 meters ⓘ |
| estimatedMass | approximately 100 to 300 kilograms ⓘ |
| extinctionStatus | extinct ⓘ |
| family | Edaphosauridae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fossilDistribution |
Europe
NERFINISHED
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North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalFormation |
European Permian deposits
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Ohio coal measures ⓘ Texas red beds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jawAdaptation | adapted for processing fibrous plants ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| livedDuring |
Cisuralian epoch
NERFINISHED
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Pennsylvanian subperiod NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locomotion | quadrupedal ⓘ |
| namedBy | Edward Drinker Cope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
barrel-shaped body
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crossbars on neural spines ⓘ elongate neural spines ⓘ robust limbs ⓘ short, deep skull ⓘ tall dorsal sail ⓘ |
| order | Pelycosauria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Dimetrodon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproduction | amniote egg-laying ⓘ |
| sailFunctionHypothesis |
display
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species recognition ⓘ thermoregulation ⓘ |
| sailStructure | neural spines with lateral tubercles ⓘ |
| sharesFeatureWith | sail-backed synapsids ⓘ |
| significance |
important for understanding early amniote evolution
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one of the earliest large terrestrial herbivores ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| temporalRange |
Early Permian
NERFINISHED
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Late Carboniferous ⓘ |
| toothMorphology |
peg-like teeth
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tooth plates for grinding plant material ⓘ |
| typeSpecies | Edaphosaurus pogonias NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1882 ⓘ |
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