Euryodus

Euryodus
Temporal range: Permian
Euryodus skull in dorsal view
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Family: †Gymnarthridae
Genus: †Euryodus
Olson, 1939

Euryodus is an extinct genus of microsaur within the family Gymnarthridae. Euryodus is a Lepospondyl from the clade Microsauria that lived during the Early Permian. The name comes from Greek, meaning ‘broad-tooth’. It has been found in the southern half of North America, from its original discovery in Texas up to Utah.

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