Dimetrodon
At a glance
- Scientific name
- Dimetrodon
- Continent
- North America, Europe
- Group
- Mammal-like reptile
- Period
- Permian
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Length
- Small (1–3 m)
- Moves
- On four legs
- Feature
- Back sail
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Medium
Did you know?
- Dimetrodon was not a dinosaur: it was more closely related to mammals, including us.
- Its name means two measures of teeth, because its teeth came in two different sizes.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q130869 · All prehistoric life · All entries