Pantylus Temporal range: Early
Permian
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Order: | † Microsauria |
Family: | † Pantylidae |
Genus: | †
Pantylus Cope, 1881 |
Species: | †P. cordatus
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Binomial name | |
†Pantylus cordatus
Cope, 1881
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Pantylus (from Greek: παν pan, 'all' and Greek: τύλος tylos, 'knob') [1] is an extinct microsaurian tetrapod from the Permian period of North America.
Pantylus was probably a largely terrestrial animal, judging from its well-built legs. It was about 25 centimetres (10 in) long, and resembled a lizard with a large skull and short limbs. It had numerous blunt teeth, and probably chased after invertebrate prey. [2]
Pantylus Temporal range: Early
Permian
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Order: | † Microsauria |
Family: | † Pantylidae |
Genus: | †
Pantylus Cope, 1881 |
Species: | †P. cordatus
|
Binomial name | |
†Pantylus cordatus
Cope, 1881
|
Pantylus (from Greek: παν pan, 'all' and Greek: τύλος tylos, 'knob') [1] is an extinct microsaurian tetrapod from the Permian period of North America.
Pantylus was probably a largely terrestrial animal, judging from its well-built legs. It was about 25 centimetres (10 in) long, and resembled a lizard with a large skull and short limbs. It had numerous blunt teeth, and probably chased after invertebrate prey. [2]