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Results from the #paleostream!
Estemmenosuchus, Lystrosaurus, Secodontosaurus and Megawhaitsia.
We decided to only do synapsids today, but everyone was just suggesting Permian/Triassic stuff. Shame!
#paleoart #synapsids #permian #sciart
I would have included Estemmenosuchus instead of Kannemeyeria, but enough sources suggested it was an omnivore, so, sorry bud.
I still love ya.
(pic by the phenom @AndreyAtuchin)
Morning warmup sketch. A pair of Estemmenosuchus bulls fighting. Estemmenosuchus is a large, middle Permian therapsid genus characterized by having odd antler-like horns and bumps on its skull. This was another taxon sugggested by my IG followers #paleoart #sciart #therapsids
Estemmenosuchus is one of the most blatant examples of how our tendency to "shrinkwrap" ancient animals really flies in the face of logic. Like imagine a hippo...