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Pappasaurus β Dimetrodon
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Description
Meaning: "Two measured teeth"Diet: Carnivore
Length: 10 -13 feet
Time Period: Early Permian period (295-272 million years ago).
Fossils found: Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and Ohio, U.S.A., and Germany.
Coloration based of the Papo Dimetrodon color scheme.
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It looks good, but I'd like to provide some tips for the future.
You might need to remove the studs on the back of the neck. Dimetrodon's skin was devoid of scales save for the belly and tail, the rest being just smooth gland filled skin. Maybe some hair too, but until we got complete evidence, You can choose if you want it hairy or not. The skin of the sail would not really fully reach the tips, and throughout life the sail would probably become a little tattered over time. Maybe add a more straight posture for the legs, but again, optional for now.
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Thanks, I'll update it.
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Wait, don't! That message is outdated. Your reconstruction is fine. Apparently the recent discovery of a well preserved varanopid reveals that pelycosaurs were very much scaly and hairless. Glandular skin and hair are exclusively a therapsid trait.
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Well ok, Thank you for your conversation.Β
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No problem. Sorry for the confusion. Lol
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Ok, so maybe i'll update my picture.
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Amazing!
Especially the front view is well done 
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The indentation on the face (between the nostril and the eye) is unecessary in Dimetrodon, as it didn't have an anteorbital fenestra, unlike dinosaurs.
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ok so maybe i have to update my Dimetrodon picture ok?
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What, ok so how do you know that, and what does it look like? and what is the anteorbital fenestra?
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The anteorbital fenestra is the large hole on the skulls of dinosaurs between the eye socket and the nostril (see here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antorbit⦠)
Dimetrodon doesn't have one. See hereΒ upload.wikimedia.org/wikipediaβ¦
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This is true, but it is very likely that the fenestra were not externally visible on dinosaurs either.
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Oh right silly me, so maybe i'll update that picture. ok?
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The detail on this is amazing, I think I can safely say out of all the reconstructions of a dimetrodon I've seen on this site (I've seen a lot) this is prob my most favourite!Β
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Really, wow! thanks.
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Not enough people do front view reconstructions - very nice!
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Why thank you very much. It's a nice pleasure for you.Β
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Well thanks for seeing my artwork.
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Really, awesome thanks.
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