Lycaenops carnivore, illustration

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Lycaenops carnivore. Illustration of a one-metre-long carnivorous therapsid (mammal-like reptile) of the genus Lycaenops wandering a mountainous mid-Permian landscape 270 million years ago in what is today South Africa. This animal weighs around 15 kilograms. Vegetation includes various ferns forming ground cover, as well as a large cycad (far right).

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Photo credit: © JOSE ANTONIO PEÑAS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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