#PBS Deep Look, why do you choose to suck?

We are #Synapsids, not Reptiles, this information isn’t difficult to find, but you chose misinformation because you do not respect your audience.

Dinosaur
23.1%
Dinosaurus
15.4%
Dvinosaurus
23.1%
Deinotherium
38.5%
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This image contains two #synapsids. Two #theriodonts, even.

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#smilodon #sabertooth #prehistoric #gorgonops #inostrancevia #pooltoy #fursuitfriday

which of the fossil genera listed below are not dinosaurs?

#fossils
#mammals
#pterosaurs
#lizards
#synapsids
#dinosaurs

Basilosaurus
19.5%
Nyctosaurus
26.8%
Mosasaurus
34.1%
Lystrosaurus
19.5%
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Low effort doodles
#art #synapsids

How to Make a Mammal in Nine Evolutionary Steps https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-to-make-a-mammal-in-nine-evolutionary-steps-180985289/ by Riley Black

"#Paleontologists have known for decades that #mammals emerged from a broader, diverse group of creatures called #synapsids... Nevertheless, a big evolutionary gap exists between a very early, lizard-like synapsid and modern mammals like ourselves."

How to Make a Mammal in Nine Evolutionary Steps

From the formation of inner ear bones to the rise of hair to cover our bodies, these developments made us distinct from other animals

Smithsonian Magazine

22-FEB-2024
Killer instinct drove evolution of mammals’ predatory ancestors

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1035295

#science #evolution #ecology #synapsids #carnivores #paleontology

Killer instinct drove evolution of mammals’ predatory ancestors

<p>The evolutionary success of the first large predators on land was driven by their need to improve as killers, researchers at the University of Bristol and the Open University suggest.</p>

EurekAlert!
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