Roman Orfanidis · @thepurple_Raven
4 followers · 6 posts · Server sauropods.win
Redesign of the gorgonopsid that was featured in the British TV series "Primeval".
#art #digitalart #digitaldrawing #primeval #gorgonopsian #prehistory #prehistoric #Permian #paleoart #paleontology
#art #digitalart #digitaldrawing #primeval #gorgonopsian #prehistory #prehistoric #Permian #paleoart #paleontology
John Orcutt · @GonzagaMEATLab
294 followers · 87 posts · Server ecoevo.social
Southern #Africa is one of the most important places in the world for understanding the #Permian, the period that ended with the largest #MassExtinction in #Earth's history. The valleys of the #Luangwa and #Zambezi in #Zambia 🇿🇲 are particularly rich in Permian fossils, including this #gorgonopsian on display at the #UniversityOfWashington's #BurkeMuseum. These impressive animals are #therapsids, close relatives of mammals and perhaps the first #sabertooths.
#african #fossilfriday #Africa #permian #massextinction #earth #luangwa #zambezi #zambia #gorgonopsian #universityofwashington #BurkeMuseum #therapsids #sabertooths
John Orcutt · @GonzagaMEATLab
257 followers · 61 posts · Server ecoevo.social
#FossilAdventCalendar Day 18
The original of this cast #skeleton, displayed in the #ArizonaMuseumOfNaturalHistory, was found along the Northern Dvina River. It's from Inostrancevia alexandri, a #gorgonopsian from the #Permian. Its huge size is the first thing you'll notice about it; this #animal and its relatives were clearly among the most imposing #predators of their time. Look closer and you'll see that it shares many traits with #mammals, of which it was a not-very-distant relative.
#fossiladventcalendar #skeleton #arizonamuseumofnaturalhistory #gorgonopsian #permian #animal #predators #mammals