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Fossil Evidence
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Specimen/Evidence:
mounted skeleton of Cotylorhynchus, a pelycosaur without a dorsal sail
Common Name:
cotylorhynchus
Scientific Name:
Cotylorhynchus romeri
Time Period:
299-252 mya
Age range:
Early Permian
Key Localities:
Oklahoma, Russia, and France

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Mounted skeleton of Cotylorhynchus romeri, a herbivorous pelycosaur. Cotylorhynchus had very small skulls, relative to their 3-meter length, and a hugely expanded rib cage with short limbs. They were probably aquatic or semi-aquatic plant eaters. Photo courtesy of NMNH.

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