Anthracosaurus

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Anthracosaurus Fossil range: Late Carboniferous
Anthracosaurus russeli
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata (unranked) Reptiliomorpha Superclass: Tetrapoda Order: Anthracosauria Suborder: Embolomeri Family: Anthracosauridae Cope, 1875 Genus: Anthracosaurus Huxley, 1863 Species: A. russeli
Binomial name
Anthracosaurus russeli Huxley, 1863

Anthracosaurus is an extinct genus of labyrinthodont that lived in the Carboniferous period. Anthracosaurus belongs to the suborder of Embolomeri.

[edit] Description

Anthracosaurus from the Late Carboniferous some 310 million years ago, was a large, aquatic eel-like predator. It could reach up to 12 feet in length, and its jaws were full of sharp teeth. Anthracosaurus inhabited swamps, rivers and lakes in what is now Scotland.

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• Description of Anthracosaurus
• Classification of Anthracosaurus