Anthracosaurus
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Anthracosaurus is an extinct genus of labyrinthodont that lived in the Carboniferous
period. Anthracosaurus belongs to the suborder of Embolomeri
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Anthracosaurus from the Late Carboniferous some 310 million years ago, was a large, aquatic eel-like predator. It could reach up to 12 feet in length, and its jaws were full of sharp teeth. Anthracosaurus inhabited swamps, rivers and lakes in what is now Scotland. Its name is Greek for "coal lizard".
Carboniferous
The Carboniferous is a geologic period and system that extends from the end of the Devonian Period, about 359.2 ± 2.5 Mya , to the beginning of the Permian Period, about 299.0 ± 0.8 Mya . The name is derived from the Latin word for coal, carbo. Carboniferous means "coal-bearing"...
period. Anthracosaurus belongs to the suborder of Embolomeri
Embolomeri
The Embolomeri is a suborder of Reptiliomorpha. The Embolomeri first evolved from reptile-like amphibians in the Early Carboniferous...
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Anthracosaurus from the Late Carboniferous some 310 million years ago, was a large, aquatic eel-like predator. It could reach up to 12 feet in length, and its jaws were full of sharp teeth. Anthracosaurus inhabited swamps, rivers and lakes in what is now Scotland. Its name is Greek for "coal lizard".