| Varanodon | |
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| Life restoration ofVaranodon agilis | |
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Synapsida |
| Family: | †Varanopidae |
| Subfamily: | †Varanopinae |
| Genus: | †Varanodon Olson, 1965 |
| Type species | |
| †Varanodon agilis Olson, 1965 | |
Varanodon is an extinct genus ofamniotes from the familyVaranopidae. It has been found in theChickasha Formation ofOklahoma, which dates to theRoadian stage of theMiddle Permian.[1] The largest varanopid known at the time of its description, with a skull length of 17.5 centimetres (6.9 in),[2] it was closely related to and lived alongside its much larger relativeWatongia.[3] The two may represent growth stages of a single animal.[4]
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