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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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[–] [email protected] 62 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

That picture looks awfully mammalian

[–] [email protected] 58 points 3 weeks ago

... with leathery skin like a rhinoceros.

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

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 weeks ago

Antique doggo

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

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

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

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

They include these goofy looking guys, Cotylorhynchus, AKA the anti-Charlie Kirk.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Tortoise 0.5

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

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

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

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