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IANTHASAURUS
(e-an-fah-sore-us)
meaning: "Iantha River lizard"
Ianthasaurus
Named By: Robert R. Reisz & David Berman in 1986
Time Period: Late Carboniferous, 302 Ma
Location: USA, Kansas - Stanton Formation, Rock Lake Member
Size: Skull 8 centimetres long, body length around 75 centimetres
Diet: Insectivore
Fossil(s): Skull and partial remains
Classification: | Chordata | Synapsida | Pelycosauria | Edaphosauridae |
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Ianthasaurus was a small edaphosaurid from the Late Carboniferous.

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