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Ophiacodon sp.

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Description

Early Permian
Arroyo Formation
Haskell county, TX, USA
0.6 inch toe bone. Pes phalanx 1, digit I
Synapsid,

Here’s a toe bone from a lesser-known relative of Dimetrodon.  The Early Permian was a time when complex ecosystems on land were becoming established and when world climates were trending warmer and drier, favoring plants like gymnosperms and animals like reptiles and synapsids.

 

Additional information

Weight 10 g