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  1. Therapsids Originated in Tropical Rather than Temperate Regions sci.news/paleontology/mallorca

    Early–middle Permian Mediterranean gorgonopsian suggests an equatorial origin of therapsids nature.com/articles/s41467-024

    "#Therapsids were a dominant component of #Permian terrestrial ecosystems, eventually giving rise to #mammals during the early #Mesozoic... #Paleontologists have discovered a #NewSpecies of early #gorgonopsian #therapsid that was part of an ancient summer wet biome of equatorial #Pangea"

  2. New Triassic #Dicynodont Species Discovered in Poland
    sci.news/paleontology/woznikel

    "#Dicynodonts were an important clade of herbivorous #therapsids, which originated in the #Permian and vanished in the latest #Triassic... In the Triassic, this clade ranged from miniscule animals less than half a meter long to massive species comparable in size to the largest living terrestrial #mammals"

  3. New Triassic #Dicynodont Species Discovered in Poland
    sci.news/paleontology/woznikel

    "#Dicynodonts were an important clade of herbivorous #therapsids, which originated in the #Permian and vanished in the latest #Triassic... In the Triassic, this clade ranged from miniscule animals less than half a meter long to massive species comparable in size to the largest living terrestrial #mammals"

  4. It's extraordinary we're here at all. The Permian-Triassic extinction known as the "Great Dying" was worse than you could possibly imagine.

    Also of note: Dinosaurs were small potatoes during the early Triassic. Many other Archosaurs and reptiles dominated
    #paleontology #triassic #permian #therapsids
    youtube.com/watch?v=aingm3IESX

  5. #African #FossilFriday

    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.

  6. #African #FossilFriday

    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.

  7. #African #FossilFriday

    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.

  8. #African #FossilFriday

    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.

  9. #African #FossilFriday

    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.