Euryodus Temporal range: Permian
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Genus: | Euryodus Olson, 1939
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Euryodus is an extinct genus of microsaur within the family Gymnarthridae. Euryodus is a Lepospondyl from the clade Microsauria that lived during the Lower Permian. The name comes from Greek, meaning ‘broad-tooth’.[1] It has been found in the southern half of North America, from its original discovery in Texas up to Utah.