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Magic-Gerbil — Permian Creature
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Published: 2019-10-18 15:03:04 +0000 UTC; Views: 769; Favourites: 21; Downloads: 1
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An attempt at Speculative Zoology; this creature is a speculative species of Gorgonopsid, with a speculative crocodile in the background.Inspired by the endless plethora of Youtube videos I've watched on the subject of the Paleozoic Era recently; as well as a love for inventing speculative animals.
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Permian Creatures sure were strange looking.
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They were indeed; the Therapsids (mammal-like reptiles) such as Gorgonopsid, Dimetrodon and the Dichtodon (I am probably mispelling the last one) were bizarre cross-roads between reptiles and mammals. Crocodiles hadn't evolved yet; instead there were giant, predatory amphibians that filled the niche of crocodiles. The creatures of the Triassic too were bizarre and unrecognizable.
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You mentioned crocodiles, there was this species of crocodile that had hooved feet and could run pretty fast. There was also a giant salamander creature that ate dinosaurs.
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Yes, this crocodile was found in France 
Yeah crocodiles were very diverse once upon a time; it's pretty impressive how an animal will evolve if given the chance, and fill all available niches.
The animal you are thinking of is Koolasuchus, one of the last Temnospondyl amphibians; living until the early Cretaceous.
It exploited environments that were too cold for crocodilians; until finally it was out-competed.
Have you ever watched the "Walking with" Series? It covers before the Dinosaurs, the Dinosaurs, and after the Dinosaurs. Koolasuchus is featured in the 5th episode of Walking with Dinosaurs.
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Yeah, I watched the series when I was younger and when it used to be on Animal Planet. You can still find episodes of the series on youtube.
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Yeah, on Youtube the only ones are really bad quality, most good videos get taken down. But I find them on Dailymotion.
I also like Prehistoric Park, Sea Monsters, all the other Walking with spin-offs; Planet Dinosaur.
It's a shame there are few programs about life before the Dinosaurs.
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Yeah it is a shame, but Dinosaurs are apparantly more popular then what's the closest thing to Chimeras.
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Yeah, I've always loved dinosaurs; it's only recently that I started taking an interest in other animals and historical eras.
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