Ophiacodon (meaning "snake tooth") is an extinct genus of synapsid belonging to the family Ophiacodontidae that lived from the Late Carboniferous to the...
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Clepsydrops and Ophiacodon were terrestrial. Vertebral morphometric data also support, though ambiguously, a rather terrestrial lifestyle for Ophiacodon, which...
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systems can be found in ichthyosaurs, phytosaurs, basal stem-mammals (e.g. Ophiacodon), Limnoscelis, and temnospondyls. When endosteal Haversian systems are...
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pelycosaurs include the genera Dimetrodon, Sphenacodon, Edaphosaurus, and Ophiacodon. Pelycosaur fossils have been found mainly in Europe and North America...
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Recently, it has been found that endothermy was developed as early as Ophiacodon in the late Carboniferous. The presence of fibrolamellar, a specialised...
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dried and were home to sand dunes. Local wildlife included Edaphosaurus, Ophiacodon, and Sphenacodon. Triassic New Mexico had a seasonal climate and was home...
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predator. Varanosaurus probably lived in swamps, competing with the larger Ophiacodon for food.[citation needed] Below is a cladogram modified from the analysis...
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These include the iconic Permian terrestrial fauna: Seymouria, Diadectes, Ophiacodon, and Dimetrodon. The fossil assemblage present suggests arid environmental...
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terrestrial lifestyle for Clepsydrops, as for its more recent relative Ophiacodon. This is consistent with its rather thin, compact cortex. Its jaws were...
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the reptiliomorph Seymouria, the reptile Captorhinus, and the synapsids Ophiacodon and Edaphosaurus. These tetrapods made up a group of animals that paleontologist...
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Pierce (2024) present reconstructions of the hindlimb musculature of Ophiacodon retroversus, Dimetrodon milleri, Oudenodon bainii, Lycaenops ornatus,...
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reptile fossil skeleton Lycaenops carnivorous therapsids fossil skull Ophiacodon ophiacodontidae synapsid fossil skeleton Seymouria primitive tetrapod...
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The rod-like interclavicle of Ophiacodon (a Permian synapsid) connected to a pair of rounded clavicles. Seen in ventral view (i.e. looking towards the...
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Fossils are rare. Disarticulated remains of Eryops, Diasparactus, and Ophiacodon from the Ada Formation represent the first finds of these genera in Oklahoma...
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(óphis). Meaning: snake. Used for Ophidia or snake-like animals. Examples: Ophiacodon ("snake tooth"); Ophisaurus ("snake lizard"); Ophiopogon ("snake beard")...
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Eryops Lepidodendron Sigillaria Permian Seymouria Limnoscelis Varanosaurus Ophiacodon Sphenacodon Araeoscelis Dimetrodon Edaphosaurus Cordaites Triassic Saltoposuchus...
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†Ophiacodontidae Archaeothyris Baldwinonus Clepsydrops Echinerpeton Ophiacodon Stereophallodon Stereorhachis Varanosaurus...
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recently, it has been suggested that endothermy evolved as far back as Ophiacodon. Modern monotremes have a low body temperature compared to marsupials...
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org/item/25718#page/9/mode/1up Synapsids Sphenacodon, Dimetrodon, Edaphosaurus, and Ophiacodon in a Permian Period landscape as depicted by Rudolph Zallinger for The...
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†Ophiacodontidae Archaeothyris Baldwinonus Clepsydrops Echinerpeton Ophiacodon Stereophallodon Stereorhachis Varanosaurus...
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†Ophiacodontidae Archaeothyris Baldwinonus Clepsydrops Echinerpeton Ophiacodon Stereophallodon Stereorhachis Varanosaurus...
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†Ophiacodontidae Archaeothyris Baldwinonus Clepsydrops Echinerpeton Ophiacodon Stereophallodon Stereorhachis Varanosaurus...
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episode explores the dynasty of mammal-like reptiles. Animals Dimetrodon Ophiacodon Edaphosaurus Estemmenosuchus Lystrosaurus Inostrancevia alexandri Cynognathus...
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O. hilli may refer to: Oliva hilli, a sea snail species Ophiacodon hilli, a large pelycosaur whose fossils were found in Joggins, Nova Scotia, Canada Hilli...
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†Ophiacodontidae Archaeothyris Baldwinonus Clepsydrops Echinerpeton Ophiacodon Stereophallodon Stereorhachis Varanosaurus...
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Region: 281–284. Synapsids Sphenacodon, Dimetrodon, Edaphosaurus, and Ophiacodon in a Permian Period landscape as depicted by Rudolph Zallinger for The...
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†Ophiacodontidae Archaeothyris Baldwinonus Clepsydrops Echinerpeton Ophiacodon Stereophallodon Stereorhachis Varanosaurus...
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uniformis, a salamander species found in Costa Rica and possibly Panama Ophiacodon uniformis, a large pelycosaur fossil species found in Joggins, Nova Scotia...
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†Ophiacodontidae Archaeothyris Baldwinonus Clepsydrops Echinerpeton Ophiacodon Stereophallodon Stereorhachis Varanosaurus...
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