Family Edaphosauridae (Noun)
Meaning
A family of reptiles of the order Pelycosauria.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The family Edaphosauridae consists of advanced herbivorous pelycosaurs.
- Edaphosauridae were reptiles characterized by the presence of a distinctive sail on their backs.
- In the order Pelycosauria, the family Edaphosauridae is often considered distinct due to unique adaptations for herbivory.
- Many fossil records suggest that Edaphosauridae inhabited what is now North America during the late Paleozoic.
- Some members of the family Edaphosauridae were among the largest known terrestrial animals of the Permian period.