Permian (Purple)

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Temnospondyl

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greek for "to cut"

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Pelycosaur

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mammal-like synapsid

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Prionosuchus

Temnospondyl amphibian

that probably hunted like a crocodile

Largest amphibian ever at 30 feet long

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Diadectes

Reptilomorph

first amphibian herbivore

Reptile like skeleton & partial secondary palate, amphibian skull

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Reptilomorph

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Reptiliomorpha is a clade containing the amniotes

tetrapods that share a more recent common ancestor with amniotes than with living amphibians.

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Labyrinthodont

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Labyrinthodont meaning "maze-toothed" describes the unfolding pattern of dentin and enamel in teeth

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Diplocaulus

Lepospondyl amphibian with aboomerang-‐‐shapedhead• May have used itshead as a hydrofoil

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Fusulinids

single-celled organisms

Tiny wheat‐like Foraminifera

Over 5000 species in the Permian

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Cordaites

Seed bearing gymnosperms

Replaced the coal-swamp flora when the climate became drier

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Conifers

Cone bearing gymnosperms

Replaced the coal-swamp flora when the climate became drier

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Edaphosaurus

first known Pelycosaur (mammal-like synapsid) to eat plants

Small skull, uniform mandibular teeth & palate teeth

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Dimetrodon

Predatory Pelycosaur

Mammalian traits include differentiated teeth and thermo-‐‐regulation using sail

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Moschops

Large, plant-eating dinocephalian therapsid

Thickened forehead bones may have been used in head butting contests

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dinocephalian

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clade of large-bodied early therapsids from middle Permian

thickened skulls with many knobs and bony projections.

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Inostrancevia

Largest known gorgonopsid therapsid

Predator that swallowed large chunks of meat

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gorgonopsid

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mammalian like therapsids

Mammal like characteristics include:

differentiated (heterodont) tooth shape,

a fully developed temporal fenestra,

pillar-like rear legs,

a vaulted palate that may have facilitated breathing while holding the prey, and incipiently developed ear bones

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Diictodon

Small dicynodont therapsid

Burrowing herbivore that lived in colonies