| Caseoides | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Synapsida |
| Clade: | †Caseasauria |
| Family: | †Caseidae |
| Genus: | †Caseoides Olson and Beerbower, 1953 |
| Species: | †C. sanangeloensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Caseoides sanangeloensis Olson and Beerbower, 1953 | |
Caseoides is an extinct genus of largecaseidsynapsids that lived in theKungurian Age (late Early Permian epoch). It was about 3 metres (9.8 ft) long, and like many other caseids, it washerbivorous andaquatic. It weighed between 150 and 200 kilograms (330 and 440 lb). Its fossils were found inSan Angelo Formation,Texas.[1]Caseoides was very similar toCasea, but was slightly larger in size.Caseoides was a heavily built creature, as are most of the Caseids (exceptCaseopsis). In the development of its proportionally thick, stout limbs it represents the culmination of theCasea lineage. Its relatives became smaller during theRoadian Age. Only poorly preserved postcranial material is known including limbs.[2]
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