Dimetrodon
Quick Dimetrodon Facts:
- Lived during the Permian Period
- Lived in what is now Europe and North America
- Its sail-fin may have regulated its body temperature
- Was about twice as long as a horse
- Was a Carnivore
Lystrosaurus
Quick Lystrosaurus Facts:
- Lived from the Late Permian Period through the Early Triassic Period
- Lived in what is now Antarctica, South Africa and Asia
- Was about the size of a pig
- Lived a semi-aquatic life like a crocodile
- Was an Herbivore
Cynognathus
Quick Cynognathus Facts:
- Lived during the Middle Triassic Period
- Lived in what is now Antarctica, South America, South Africa and China
- Ran as fast as a Gray Wolf
- Weighed less than a Dachshund dog
- Was a Carnivore
Tanystropheus
Quick Tanystropheus Facts:
- Lived during the Late Triassic Period
- Lived in what is now Europe
- Its neck was half its length
- Was as long as a Green Anaconda
- Weighed almost as much as Panda Bear
- Was a Piscivore
Postosuchus
Quick Postosuchus Facts:
- Lived from the Middle to the Late Triassic Period
- Lived in what is now North America
- Its name means "Post lizard"
- Was as long as a saltwater crocodile
- Weighed as much as a modern cow
- Was a Carnivore
Moschops
Quick Moschops Facts:
- Lived during the Late Permian Period
- Lived in what is now South Africa
- Its name means "calf face"
- About as long as an American alligator
- Weighed as much as 5 wild boars
- Was an Herbivore
Casea
Quick Casea Facts:
- Lived during the Late Permian Period
- Lived in what is now North America and Western Europe
- Its name means "cheese"
- Was shorter than a modern pig
- Weighed as much a kangaroo
- Was an Herbivore
Edaphosaurus
Quick Edaphosaurus Facts:
- Lived from the Late Carboniferous through the Early Permian Period
- Lived in what is now North America and Western Europe
- Was longer than a Komodo Dragon
- Weighed as much as 2 black bears
- Was a Carnivore
Inostrancevia
Quick Inostrancevia Facts:
- Lived during the Late Permian Period
- Lived in Eurasia
- Was about the length of an American alligator
- Weighed as much as 5 wild boars
- Was a Carnivore
Placerias
Quick Placerias Facts:
- Lived during the Late Triassic Period
- Lived in what is now the western United States
- Was about the size of a hippo
- Weighed as much as a grand piano
- Was an herbivore
Ophiacodon
Quick Ophiacodon Facts:
- Lived from the Late Carboniferous Period through the Early Permian Period
- Lived in what is now the United States, Nova Scotia and England
- Was about the length of an American alligator
- Weighed as much as an octopus
- Was an omnivore
Gorgonops
Quick Gorgonops Facts:
- Lived during the Late Permian Period
- Lived in what is now Africa
- Weighed as much as a cow
- Was about as long as a great white shark
- Was a carnivore
Estemmenosuchus
Quick Estemmenosuchus Facts:
- Lived during the Late Permian Period
- Lived in what is now Russia
- Was about the length of a hippo
- Was about the weight of a pig
- Was an herbivore or omnivore
Euparkeria
Quick Euparkeria Facts:
- Lived during the Middle Triassic Period
- Lived in what is now Africa
- Was about the size of a house cat
- May have run on its back legs
- Was a carnivore
