Papo Dinosaurs Dimetrodon 55033

All species were carnivorous land dwellers that lived in the Early Permian (290 to 270 million years ago). Fossils are known from the United States, Canada and Germany.[1] Due to climate change, the habitat of Dimetrodon changed to such an extent that the genus became extinct. Several Dimetrodon have been described, which have a similar physique. Dimetrodon grew to about two to three meters in length and had a stocky, lizard-like body with small legs. A characteristic feature of Dimetrodon was the large, upright dorsal sail, which was made of skin and reinforced with long, rib-like protrusions of the vertebral column. The scientific name Dimetrodon refers to the teeth of the animals and is Greek for two (di) sizes of teeth (metrodon).