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Record 1 1978-04-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
OBS

Two reptiles were common on the deltas - "Dimetrodon" and "Diadectes". The former was a carnivorous relative of "Edaphosaurus", with a back fin supported by spines that were not equipped with crossbars. The head was narrow and high; some teeth were daggerlike, but others were better fitted to shear flesh from bone.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
OBS

(...) sorte d'énorme Caméléon [Permien] de trois mètres de long avec une crête dorsale soutenue par les apophyses épineuses, qui sont d'une longueur insolite (...). Ses dents crénelées devaient en faire un carnassier redoutable.

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