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The Dinosaur Dave on Nostr: This weeks #Lego #FossilFriday is #Edaphosaurus In 1882, Edward Drinker Cope named ...

This weeks #Lego #FossilFriday is #Edaphosaurus

In 1882, Edward Drinker Cope named and described Edaphosaurus, based on a crushed skull and lower jaw.

In 1886, Cope erected the new genus Naosaurus for skeletal remains similar to Dimetrodon.

In 1907, Ermine Cowles Case suggested that the Edaphosaurus skull belonged to Naosaurus skeletons.

In 1910 a new skeleton was found with a skull and body together.

In 1913, Samuel Wendell Williston and Case synonymized Naosaurus and Edaphosaurus.