Ianthodon

E-an-fo-don.
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Maeve Foster

Paleoclimatologist

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Name

Ianthodon ‭(‬Iantha tooth‭)‬.

Phonetic

E-an-fo-don.

Named By

R.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Kissel‭ & ‬R.‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Reisz‭ ‬-‭ ‬2004.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Synapsida,‭ ‬Pelycosauria.

Diet

Uncertain/Carnivore.

Species

I.‭ ‬schultzei‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

USA,‭ ‬Kansas‭ ‬-‭ ‬Stanton Formation.

Time Period

Kasimovian of the Carboniferous.

Fossil representation

Partial remains.

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.

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