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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …