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edaphosaurus

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1. edaphosaurusnoun

   heavy-bodied reptile with a dorsal sail or crest; of the late Paleozoic

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1. edaphosaurusnoun

   any of several dinosaurs of the family Edaphosauridae, from the Carboniferous and Permian periods, that had a distinctive dorsal sail or crest

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1. Edaphosaurus

   Edaphosaurus (, meaning "pavement lizard" for dense clusters of teeth) is a genus of extinct edaphosaurid synapsids that lived in what is now North America and Europe around 303.4 to 272.5 million years ago, during the Late Carboniferous to Early Permian. American paleontologist Edward Drinker Cope first described Edaphosaurus in 1882, naming it for the "dental pavement" on both the upper and lower jaws, from the Greek edaphos έδαφος ("ground"; also "pavement") and σαῦρος (sauros) ("lizard"). Edaphosaurus is important as one of the earliest-known, large, plant-eating (herbivorous), amniote tetrapods (four-legged land-living vertebrates). In addition to the large tooth plates in its jaws, the most characteristic feature of Edaphosaurus is a sail on its back. A number of other synapsids from the same time period also have tall dorsal sails, most famously the large apex predator Dimetrodon. However, the sail on Edaphosaurus is different in shape and morphology. The first fossils of Edaphosaurus came from the Texas Red Beds in North America, with later finds in New Mexico, Oklahoma, West Virginia, and Ohio. Fragmentary fossils attributed to Edaphosaurus have also been found in eastern Germany in Central Europe.

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1. edaphosaurus

   Edaphosaurus is a genus of extinct animals that existed between around 303 to 275 million years ago during the late Carboniferous to early Permian periods. They are characterized as synapsids, which are a group of animals that includes mammals and their extinct relatives. Edaphosaurus are most notable for their distinctive sails on their backs, which were long spines extending from their vertebrae, and their herbivorous diet, which was unusual among synapsids.

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1. Edaphosaurus

   Edaphosaurus is a genus of extinct edaphosaurid synapsid that lived around 303 to 275 million years ago, during the Late Carboniferous to Early Permian periods. The American paleontologist Edward Drinker Cope first described Edaphosaurus in 1882, naming it for the "dental pavement" on both the upper and lower jaws, from the Greek edaphos/εδαφος and σαυρος/sauros. Edaphosaurus is important as one of the earliest known large plant-eating amniote tetrapods. In addition to the large tooth plates in its jaws, the most characteristic feature of Edaphosaurus is a sail on its back. A number of other synapsids from the same time period also have tall dorsal sails, most famously the large apex predator Dimetrodon. However, the sail on Edaphosaurus is different in shape and morphology. The first fossils of Edaphosaurus came from Texas in North America, with later finds in New Mexico, Oklahoma, and West Virginia. Fragmentary fossils attributed to Edaphosaurus also have been found in the Czech Republic and in Germany in Central Europe. The name Edaphosaurus, meant as "pavement lizard", is often translated inaccurately as "earth lizard," "ground lizard," or "foundation lizard" based on other meanings for Greek edaphos such as "soil, earth, ground, land, base" used in Neo-Latin scientific nomenclature. However, older names in paleontology such as Edaphodon Buckland, 1838 "pavement tooth" match Cope's clearly intended meaning "pavement" for Greek edaphos in reference to the animal's teeth.

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   The numerical value of edaphosaurus in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

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   The numerical value of edaphosaurus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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