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Edaphosaurus, an Uncommon card
Edaphosaurus is a genus of extinct edaphosaurid synapsids that lived in what is now North America and Europe around 303.4 to 272.5 million years ago, during the Late Carboniferous to Early Permian.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 73
- DEF
- 72
- Power
- 145
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 37,000
Power 145 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Edaphosaurus quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Edaphosaurus card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Edaphosaurus is important as one of the earliest-known, large, plant-eating, amniote ______.
Answer
tetrapods. Edaphosaurus is important as one of the earliest-known, large, plant-eating, amniote tetrapods. From the Edaphosaurus article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The American paleontologist Edward Drinker Cope first described Edaphosaurus in ____, naming it for the "dental pavement" on both the upper and lower jaws, from the Greek edaphos έδαφος and σαῦρος.
Answer
1880s. The American paleontologist Edward Drinker Cope first described Edaphosaurus in 1882, naming it for the "dental pavement" on both the upper and lower jaws, from the Greek edaphos έδαφος and σαῦρος. From the Edaphosaurus article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Eddie Cheever. Eddie Cheever 82 · 2023 Belgian Grand Prix 78 · Edaphosaurus 73 · Egyptian mongoose 70 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The American paleontologist Edward Drinker Cope first described Edaphosaurus in 1882, naming it for the "dental pavement" on both the upper and lower jaws, from the Greek edaphos έδαφος and σαῦρος.
- Edaphosaurus is important as one of the earliest-known, large, plant-eating, amniote tetrapods.
- In addition to the large tooth plates in its jaws, the most characteristic feature of Edaphosaurus is a neural spine sail on its back.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Edaphosaurus article was read about 37,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 73 and blocks with 72: each hit it takes is cut by 29 %.
How to get Edaphosaurus
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Edaphosaurus (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Jonathan Chen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
