Edaphosauridae

Edaphosauridae; Temporal range: Late Carboniferous to Early Permian, ~
	Mounted skeleton of Edaphosaurus pogonias in the Field Museum of Natural History
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Synapsida
Clade:	Sphenacomorpha
Family:	†Edaphosauridae; Cope, 1882
Type species
	†Edaphosaurus pogonias; Cope, 1882
Genera
	†Bohemiclavulus; †Edaphosaurus; †Gordodon; †Glaucosaurus; †Ianthasaurus; †Lupeosaurus; †Melanedaphodon; †Ramodendron; †Remigiomontanus; †Xyrospondylus;

Edaphosauridae is a family of mostly large (up to 3 meters or more) Late Carboniferous to Early Permian synapsids. Edaphosaur fossils are so far known only from North America and Europe.

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