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ARCHAEOSYODON
(ar-kay-o-sy-o-don)
meaning: "Ancient Syodon"
Archaeosyodon
Named By: P. K. Tchudinov in 1960
Time Period: Middle Permian
Location: Russia, Perm
Size: Skull 30 centimetres long. Body estimated between 1.5 and 2 meters long
Diet: Carnivore
Fossil(s): Partial skull (PIN 1758/3)
Classification: | Chordata | Therapsida | Dinocephalia | Anteosauridae |
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Archaeosyodon is an extinct genus of dinocephalian therapsid. It was medium-sized, reaching about 1.5-2 m (4-5 ft) in length.

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