| Ophiacodon Temporal range: Carboniferous to Permian | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Family: | † Ophiacodontidae |
| Genus: | † Ophiacodon Marsh, 1878 |
| Type species | |
| † Ophiacodon mirus | |
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Ophiacodon (meaning "snake tooth") is an extinct genus of basal Synapsid belonging to the family Ophiacodontidae. It lived from the Late Carboniferous to the Early Permian of North America and Europe.
Description[]
Ophiacodon has a large skull with a deep snout. The jaws were lined in severalsmall teeth.
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In popular culture[]
- Ophiacodon appeared on Dinosaur Train in the episode "Back in Time" as a silhouette only.
- Ophiacodon appeared in Jurassic World: The Game.
- Ophiacodon appeared in the game Jurassic World: Alive.
