Species Classification: ‬Sphenacodontia.

In Depth        Easily one of the more common pelycosaurs in Europe,‭ ‬Haptodus was also‭ ‬one of the earliest with the first species appearing in the late Carboniferous period.‭ ‬Earlier species that appeared in the‭ ‬Carboniferous such as H.‭ ‬garnettensis were smaller at about seventy centimetres in length and were probably‭ ‬insectivores.‭ ‬By the early Permian … Read more

In Depth        Palaeohatteria is a genus of sphenacodont pelycosaur that lived in Germany during the early Permian.‭ ‬So far however Palaeohatteria is only known by immature individuals.‭ ‬At times Palaeohatteria has been considered to be synonymous with the genus Haptodus,‭ ‬however some researchers continue to list Palaeohatteria as a distinct genus. Further Reading -‭ ‬Die … Read more