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Original production Art
Cynognathus, an extinct genus of large-bodied cynodont therapsid, commonly referred to as a "wolf-lizard". The artwork uses a human outline for scale, indicating the animal was approximately the size of a modern wolf, which is also noted in text on the image as 2' 1" (around 0.6 meters at the shoulder).
Key Information
Scientific Name: Cynognathus
Time Period: It lived during the Early and Middle Triassic, around 250 to 240 million years ago.
Classification: It was a cynodont, a group of advanced mammal-like reptiles (therapsids) that are closely related to the ancestors of mammals.
Diet: It was an active carnivore with jaws containing sharp teeth.
Locomotion: Its limbs were positioned well under its body, allowing for efficient and rapid movement.
Fossil Locations: Fossils of the Cynognathus have been discovered in South Africa, Lesotho, Argentina, and Antarctica, providing key evidence for the theory of continental drift. |
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