In Depth
Ianthodon is a genus of pelycosaur that lived in North America during the Carboniferous. Care should be taken not to confuse Ianthodon with the similarly named Ianthasaurus.
Further Reading
- Synapsid fauna of the Upper Pennsylvanian Rock Lake Shale near Garnett, Kansas and the diversity pattern of early amniotes. Recent Advances in the Origin and Early Radiation of Vertebrates. - Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil, Munich 409-428. - R. A. Kissel & R. R. Reisz - 2004. – New information on the cranial and postcranial anatomy of the early synapsid Ianthodon schultzei (Sphenacomorpha: Sphenacodontia), and its evolutionary significance. – F. Spindler, Diane Scott & Robert reisz – 2014.
