Gorgonopsian reptile attack, artwork is a photograph by Science Photo Library which was uploaded on March 7th, 2014.
Gorgonopsian reptile attack, artwork
Gorgonopsian reptile attack. Artwork of a mammal-like reptile attacking an armoured reptile around 253 million years ago, during the Permian period.... more
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Gorgonopsian reptile attack, artwork
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Science Photo Library
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Gorgonopsian reptile attack. Artwork of a mammal-like reptile attacking an armoured reptile around 253 million years ago, during the Permian period. The carnivorous predator at left is a Gorgonopsian, a suborder of therapsid synapsids, and among the largest predators of the time. Inostrancevia (a saber-toothed genus of Gorgonopsian) is thought to have hunted Scutosaurus, a genus of armour-covered reptiles. Inostrancevia reached lengths of 3.5 metres, while Scutosaurus was up to 2.5 metres long.
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March 7th, 2014