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Final version of Inostrancevia alexandri. During the Late Permian period (around 260 to 254 million years ago) Inostracevia and the rest of it's family group, Gorgonopsidae were some of the largest predators on the planet, they roamed what is now Northern Russia, stalking their prey with a smiled full of sabers.

Gorgonopsids were part of a group called therapsids, a group of animals that include mammals and their ancestors. They were a group that also shared common traits with reptiles but weren't quite part of either modern group. Unlike reptiles though, they were synapsids, meaning they had what is called an opening in their skull roof behind each eye, forming a bony arch beneath that opening, humans have these in the form of cheek bones.

Inostrancevia was roughly 11.5 feet in length with a 2 foot long skull. It's almost 6 inch canines would have created a devastating bite when it sank them into an unsuspecting Scutosaurus.

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Description

Final version of Inostrancevia alexandri. During the Late Permian period (around 260 to 254 million years ago) Inostracevia and the rest of it's family group, Gorgonopsidae were some of the largest predators on the planet, they roamed what is now Northern Russia, stalking their prey with a smiled full of sabers.

Gorgonopsids were part of a group called therapsids, a group of animals that include mammals and their ancestors. They were a group that also shared common traits with reptiles but weren't quite part of either modern group. Unlike reptiles though, they were synapsids, meaning they had what is called an opening in their skull roof behind each eye, forming a bony arch beneath that opening, humans have these in the form of cheek bones.

Inostrancevia was roughly 11.5 feet in length with a 2 foot long skull. It's almost 6 inch canines would have created a devastating bite when it sank them into an unsuspecting Scutosaurus.

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