Named By: | E. C. Olsen in 1965 |
Time Period: | Early Permian, 271 Ma |
Location: | USA, Oklahoma - Chickasha Formation |
Size: | About 1.2-1.4 meters long |
Diet: | Carnivore |
Fossil(s): | Skeletons of several individuals |
Classification: | | Chordata | Synapsida | Pelycosauria | Varanopidae | Varanodontinae | |
Varanodon was a pelycosaur of the family Varanopidae. It reached a length of about 1.2 to 1.4 metres (3 ft 11 in to 4 ft 7 in). It lived during the early late Permian period.