Dimetrodon (/ d aɪ ˈ m iː t r ə ˌ d ɒ n / ⓘ [1] or / d aɪ ˈ m ɛ t r ə ˌ d ɒ n /; [2] lit. ' two measures of teeth ') is an extinct genus of sphenacodontid synapsid tetrapods that lived during the Cisuralian age of the Early Permian period, around 295–272 million years ago.

Aug 16, 2019 · Dimetrodon was a sail-backed reptile that lived tens of millions of years before the first dinosaurs evolved. Here are 10 fascinating Dimetrodon facts.

Sep 17, 2020 · The Dimetrodon is a predatory carnivore that lived during the Permian period, 280 - 260 million years ago. Although they are sometimes grouped with dinosaurs, the dimetrodon was more closely related to mammals than to true reptiles.

Dimetrodon is one of the many new species of prehistoric animals that is intended to be in the new Jurassic Park that Tim Murphy and the “unknown” investor created. Even though Dimetrodon is a carnivore, it’s seen eating the hay that is in its pen.

Mar 14, 2025 · Dimetrodon, (genus Dimetrodon), extinct relative of primitive mammals that is characterized by a large, upright, sail-like structure on its back. Dimetrodon lived from about 286 million to 270 million years ago, during the Permian Period, and fossils of the animal have been found in North America.

Apr 4, 2022 · Dimetrodon is a genus of extinct synapsid that lived around 295–272 million years ago. It belongs to the family Sphenacodontidae. The genus was first described in 1878, and since then, more than a dozen species have been assigned to this genus.

May 27, 2024 · Dimetrodon is an extinct, mammal-like animal that lived during the Early Permian Period, around 295–272 million years ago. Several ancient animal fossils have been discovered in the southwestern part of the US. Although it is commonly mistaken for a dinosaur, the Dimetrodon is older than the earliest dinosaurs by about 40 million years.

Dimetrodon (pronounced dī mě trĭdŏn) was a dinosaur-like reptilian creature known as a pelycosaur. Pelycosaurs lived before dinosaurs in the Permian period, while dinosaurs lived some 50 million years later, during the Mesozoic Era.

Dimetrodon, which means “two measures of teeth,” was aptly named for its toothy grin. This genus of top predators used their mouth full of both large and small, conical teeth to grab, grip, stab, and tear the flesh of its prey–usually the large amphibians of their day.

Feb 5, 2009 · Dimetrodon belongs to the array of fossil vertebrates that document in stunning detail the origin of mammals and the evolution of many mammalian characteristics such as a single lower jaw bone, complex teeth for chewing, a novel jaw muscle anatomy, large brains, and three tiny middle ear bones.