Category Archives: Edaphosaurus

As a female edaphosaurus drinks, a dimetrodon looks at her hungrily. He leaps out of his cover. But this edaphosaurus is ready for anything. She swings her tail and hits the dimetrodon in the face. He falls back and his tail dangles … Continue reading →

In the BBC’s TV program, “walking with monsters” a dimetrodon was dipicted catching and killing a baby edaphosaurus (how dare it!) After reading a book about dinosaur myths, I came apon a part talking about the successfulness of dimetrodon. If … Continue reading →

This is Edaphosaurus cruciger. It had a smaller head than Edaphosaurus pogonias but it had taller spines. It probably had only one enemy (dimetrodon) who barely ever attacked it. Edaphosaurus cruciger probably used its sail as a bluffing mechanism, to scare away … Continue reading →

            This is Edaphosaurus pogonias. It had bones and spines that were more chunky than those of its relative Edaphosaurus cruciger. It also had a longer head. It grew to 3.2 meters.

 Edaphosaurus was one of the first herbivorous reptiles.  Do not confuse this creature with dimetrodon, because he was a carnivore, whereas this guy eats plants.  Also, dimetrodon had a more symetrical spine. In this picture there is also seymouria, a land anphibian. He’s … Continue reading →