Sphenacodon (meaning "wedge point tooth") is an extinct genus of synapsid that lived from about 300 to about 280 million years ago (Ma) during the Late...
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largest clade that includes Haptodus baylei, Haptodus garnettensis and Sphenacodon ferox, but not Edaphosaurus pogonias". They first appear during the Late...
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large (~3 meters) and advanced members of this group (Ctenospondylus, Sphenacodon, Secodontosaurus and Dimetrodon) are distinguished by a tall sail along...
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contrast, Sphenacodon and Ctenospondylus have a lower dorsal crest formed from flat, blade-like neural spines, relatively low in Sphenacodon and taller...
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small region of North America, while a smaller sphenacodontid called Sphenacodon dominated the western area. While this seaway probably did exist, the...
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much smaller. Well-known pelycosaurs include the genera Dimetrodon, Sphenacodon, Edaphosaurus, and Ophiacodon. Pelycosaur fossils have been found mainly...
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scientifically updated form (with a long tail) alongside Dimetrodon and Sphenacodon to represent the Permian period in his famous The Age of Reptiles mural...
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Lepidodendron Sigillaria Permian Seymouria Limnoscelis Varanosaurus Ophiacodon Sphenacodon Araeoscelis Dimetrodon Edaphosaurus Cordaites Triassic Saltoposuchus...
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Eupelycosauria belonging to the Sphenacodontidae, related to Dimetrodon and Sphenacodon, from the Late Permian San Angelo Formation of Texas. A maxilla and dentary...
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