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Edaphasaurus boanergi
Edaphasaurus boanergi (Yale Peabody Museum; photo: Athena Review)
Edaphasaurus boanergi was a large herbivore reptile from the Early Permian period (280 mya) who had a sail-like structure on its back made of elongated neural spines. It was discovered in the Permian Basin of north Texas.
As a synapsid reptile, Edaphasurus is in the group ancestral to mammals. It
shares numerous features with the contemporary synapsid Dimetrodon, a
carnivore who also had a sail-like projection on its back. The nearly complete skeleton of E. boanergi is housed in the Yale Peabody Museum.
References
Clack, Jennifer 2012. Gaining Ground
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