Caseopsis Temporal range: late Early Permian (Kungurian Age) |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
Class: | Synapsida |
Order: | Pelycosauria |
Suborder: | Caseasauria |
Family: | Caseidae |
Genus: | Caseopsis |
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Caseopsis was a large pelycosaur that was about 3 metres (10 ft) long. Caseopsis lived in the late Early Permian epoch (Kungurian Age), before the pelycosaurs were replaced by the more advanced therapsids (in the next age). It was a lightly built, agile creature. It may have been possible for this species to outpace and escape large predators such as Dimetrodon.