Eryops (/ ˈɛri.ɒps /; from Greek ἐρύειν, eryein, 'drawn-out' + ὤψ, ops, 'face', because most of its skull was in front of its eyes) is a genus of extinct, amphibious temnospondyls.

Eryops, genus of extinct primitive amphibians found as fossils in Permian rocks in North America (the Permian period occurred from 299 million to 251 million years ago). Eryops was a massive animal more than 2 m (6 feet) long.

May 27, 2024 · Eryops is a genus of extinct, semi-aquatic animals that lived during the Late Carboniferous. It contains the single species, Eryops megacephalus. The fossils of this amphibian are found mainly in Early Permian rocks in New Mexico and the eastern United States.

Eryops [1] is a genus of extinct, semi-aquatic temnospondyl. They are found mostly in the Lower Permian -aged (about 295 million years ago) red beds of Texas. Fossils are also found in New Mexico and parts of the eastern United States. Eryops also occurs in older Pennsylvanian strata of the Conemaugh Group in West Virginia. [2]

Jan 28, 2014 · Eryops is one of the better represented predators of the early Permian era,‭ ‬and is likely to have been near to the top of the food chain.‭ ‬It had a particularly stocky build which was supported by a particularly strong spine so that it would not suffocate under its own bulk.‭ ‬Respiration was carried out by actually breathing ...

May 21, 2024 · Eryops was a temnospondyl (large and very ancient amphibian) averaging 1.5-2.0 m (5-6 ft) in length whose name means “drawn out face.” It lived during the Permian period, about 295 million years ago, and most fossils are found in …

Feb 23, 2024 · Eryops was a large amphibian that lived in the swamps and rivers of the Permian landscape. It had a well-developed rib cage and was one of the largest land animals of the Permian. Eryops was a dominant predator and preyed on …

Eryops was a common, primitive amphibian that lived in swamps, primarily during the earlier Permian. It was a fierce carnivor with stout body and spine, wide ribs, short, strong legs and tail, and a wide, elongated skull with many sharp teeth in strong jaws.

Eryops megacephalus (Cope 1877; AMNH 4189; Permian, 280 mya; up to 3m in length, 60 cm skull) was derived from a sister to Sclerocephalus. It retained the broad overlapping ribs of earlier tetrapods, but had stronger limbs and elevated nares.

Eryops is an early amphibian typical of the temnospondyl group, a large creature that grew to be around 5 feet long and 200 pounds (Virtual Fossil Museum 2010). It had a particularly large head relative to its body size, measuring to about 2 feet (Wikipedia 2009).

Eryops was a common, primitive amphibian that lived in swamps during the Permian period. This meat-eater had a stout body with very wide ribs, a strong spine, four short, strong legs, a short tail, and a wide, elongated skull with many sharp teeth in strong jaws.

Eryops is an extinct amphibian which lived approximately 295-270 million years ago – during the Permian period. It was discovered in the late 19th century in Archer County, Texas in the United States. In 1887, it was given its name – a name which means “drawn-out face.”

Eryops is an eryopid temnospondyl amphibian from the Pennsylvanian-Cisuralian of the United States of America. It was named in 1877 by Edward Drinker Cope. It is one of the most greatly represented temnospondyls, and by extension, one of …

Eryops meaning "drawn-out face" because most of its skull was in front of its eyes (Greek eruein, eryein = drawn-out + ops, ops = face) is a genus of extinct, amphibious temnospondyls.

Eryops [ehr' E ops] the "long face" amphibian of the Early Permian. Description. Looking somewhat like the modern crocodile, Eryops had a stout body with very wide ribs, a strong spine, four short, strong legs, a short tail, and a wide, elongated skull with many sharp teeth in strong jaws. One of the largest land animals of its time, it ...

As an adult, Eryops was 3 metres long, and this species, Eryops megacephalus, had a head that measured more than half a metre long. Eryops belongs to the group of animals now known as amphibians, consisting of frogs, toads and salamanders.

Eryops megacephalus (pron.: /ˈɛəri.ɒps/) meaning "drawn-out face" because most of its skull was in front of its eyes (Greek ἐρύειν, eryein = drawn-out + ὤψ, ops = face) is a genus of extinct, semi-aquatic temnospondyl amphibian found primarily in the …

Eryops, meaning "drawn-out face" because most of its skull was in front of its eyes, is a genus of extinct, semi-aquatic amphibian found primarily in the Lower Permian-aged Admiral Formation (about 295 million years ago) of Archer County, Texas, but …

Eryops (pron.: /ˈɛəri.ɒps/) meaning "drawn-out face" because most of its skull was in front of its eyes (Greek ερυειν, eryein = drawn-out + ωψ, ops = face) is a genus of extinct, semi-aquatic temnospondyl amphibian found primarily in the Lower Permian-aged …