Ambedus information

Ambedus; Temporal range: Early Permian, Artinskian–Kungurian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Order:	†Diadectomorpha
Family:	†Diadectidae
Genus:	†Ambedus; Kissel and Reisz, 2004
Species
	†A. pusillus Kissel and Reisz, 2004 (type);

Ambedus is an extinct genus of possible diadectid reptiliomorph. Fossils have been found from the Early Permian Dunkard Group of Monroe County, Ohio. The type species A. pusillus was named in 2004. The genus name comes from the Latin word ambedo meaning "to nibble", in reference to its herbivorous diet. The specific name pusillus means "tiny" in Latin.

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Ambedus

Diadectomorpha

Diadectidae

Hylonomus

Diadectes

Sauropsida

Lepospondyli

Captorhinus

Seymouria

Araeoscelidia

Reptiliomorpha

Embolomeri

Captorhinidae

Alveusdectes

Labyrinthodontia

Seymouriamorpha

Petrolacosaurus

Paleothyris

Anthracosauria

Diasparactus

Suchonica

Limnoscelidae

Protorothyris

Labidosaurus

Silvanerpeton

Casineria

Moradisaurus

Jiyuanitectum

Tseajaia

Halgaitosaurus