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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inostrancevia

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/during-the-great-dying-this-saber-toothed-predator-reigned-180982236/

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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[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

with leathery skin like a rhinoceros.

Then why the dog like fur?

[–] essell@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

Coz fur warm and dog like nap

[–] ProfessorOwl_PhD@hexbear.net 1 points 3 hours ago
[–] luciole@beehaw.org 1 points 4 hours ago

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?

[–] floo@retrolemmy.com 3 points 10 hours ago

If not fren why shaped like fren?

[–] CidVicious@sh.itjust.works 51 points 20 hours ago (4 children)

That picture looks awfully mammalian

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 4 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

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

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 47 points 20 hours ago

... with leathery skin like a rhinoceros.

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

[–] Avessandra@lemmy.ml 10 points 20 hours ago

Antique doggo

[–] manucode@infosec.pub 6 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (1 children)

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synapsida

[–] CidVicious@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

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

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 7 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

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 2 points 3 hours ago

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

[–] Natanox@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 20 hours ago

Bet he was the goodest of bois

[–] jia_tan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 18 hours ago

I wanna pet one!