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Dimetrodon
Dimetrodon grandis
Era: PermianDiet: CarnivorousPeriod: Early PermianSize: 4.6mWeight: 250kg
Dimetrodon is an extinct genus of sphenacodontid synapsid that lived during the Cisuralian (Early Permian) epoch of the Permian period, around 295–272 million years ago. With most species measuring 1.7–4.6 m (5.6–15.1 ft) long and weighing 28–250 kg (62–551 lb), the most prominent feature of Dimetrodon is the large neural spine sail on its back formed by elongated spines extending from the vertebrae