Saber Croc

Saber Croc
from fossilesque@mander.xyz to science_memes@mander.xyz on 08 May 19:53
https://mander.xyz/post/29609337

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inostrancevia

smithsonianmag.com/…/during-the-great-dying-this-…

Inostrancevia was a type of synapsid called a gorgonopsian—a group of saber-toothed beasts. It was about the size of a tiger but vaguely reptilian in appearance, with leathery skin like a rhinoceros.

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CidVicious@sh.itjust.works on 08 May 20:45 next collapse

That picture looks awfully mammalian

Avessandra@lemmy.ml on 08 May 20:51 next collapse

Antique doggo

Nougat@fedia.io on 08 May 20:56 next collapse

... with leathery skin like a rhinoceros.

"Let's put fur on it in the picture, for a treat."

manucode@infosec.pub on 08 May 21:35 next collapse

Synapsida is a diverse group of tetrapod vertebrates that includes all mammals and their extinct relatives.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synapsida

CidVicious@sh.itjust.works on 09 May 14:25 next collapse

Sounds like it includes mammals in the cladistic sense though. So pre-mammals?

SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 09 May 19:28 collapse

They include these goofy looking guys, Cotylorhynchus, AKA the anti-Charlie Kirk.

ArtemisimetrA@lemm.ee on 12 May 15:47 collapse

Tortoise 0.5

Ledericas@lemm.ee on 09 May 07:12 collapse

its a stem mammal, gorgonopsid. basically a mammal but not quite mammal, but still has reptilian features.

Natanox@discuss.tchncs.de on 08 May 20:53 next collapse

Bet he was the goodest of bois

jia_tan@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 08 May 22:53 next collapse

I wanna pet one!

Zerush@lemmy.ml on 09 May 19:07 collapse

Maybe in the near future they’ll clone this puppy as guard dog.

FuglyDuck@lemmy.world on 08 May 22:54 next collapse

Wanna bet this thing was basically just a really cuddly puppy?

(yeah. me neither. but I know a few we can let find out for the rest of us.)

stelelor@lemmy.ca on 09 May 13:29 collapse

For some reason I picture it as having really droopy jowls covering those canines. Like a mastiff on steroids.

floo@retrolemmy.com on 09 May 06:36 next collapse

If not fren why shaped like fren?

luciole@beehaw.org on 09 May 12:31 next collapse

So I’m guessing this was before actual ears were invented, and all you got was a couple dumb tiny holes to pick up the noise?

ProfessorOwl_PhD@hexbear.net on 09 May 14:23 next collapse

doggy

Dasus@lemmy.world on 09 May 14:27 next collapse

with leathery skin like a rhinoceros.

Then why the dog like fur?

essell@lemmy.world on 09 May 15:24 collapse

Coz fur warm and dog like nap

MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml on 09 May 18:51 collapse

Now the important question: could we run away from it or fight it? 250 million years of evolution must be good for something, right?