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Dimetrodon was actually not a dinosaur; it was a prehistoric reptile that existed before the dinosaurs. The sail on their back was likely used for thermoregulation; it could be used to catch heat from the sun to warm the animal. It may have also been used as a display to communicate, make it appear larger, or attract mates.
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What was the height of a dimetrodon?
Depending on the species, Dimetrodon was around 5 feet (1.5 meters) at the top of the sail. By the way, Dimetrodonis not a dinosaur.
Is there a dinosaur or dinosaur-like animal that looks like a cross between a more substantial Dimetrodon and a bipedal Spinosaurus?
Dimetrodon genus (and specially the Dimetrodon limbatus species) went extinct around 40 My before the appearance of the first dinosaur during the Triassic period of the Mesozoicera.Spinosaurusgenus appeared only during the Late Jurassic.There is no possible direct genetic connection between Spinosaurus(a dinosaur therapod) and Dimetrodon (a synapsid mammelian reptil that left no descendents after the «Great Dying», the Permian mass extinction).
What is the dinosaur with the sail on its back?
A sailed back dinosaur can be a Spinosaurus,Dimetrodon,Ouranosaurus, and more.
What is the dinosaur with a big fan on its back?
You could be talking about spinosaurus, which had a large fan shaped portrusion coming out of its back, or you could be talking about the permian early reptiles, dimetrodon and edaphosaurus. Neither of which were dinosaurs.
Was dimetrodona dinosaur?
Dimetrodon was not a dinosaur. They were a type of synapsid reptile that lived 295 to 272 million years ago, 40 million years before the first dinosaurs.
What is the fin on a dimetrodon there for?
There are actually many answers to this question. Here are some of the main answers: - to keep the Dimetrodon cool -to make it look bigger and scare predators -to absorb and release heat Ok, well that's all I really know, but I really hoped it helped you!!
What is the scientific name for the dimetrodon?
The scientific name for the dimetrodon is Dimetrodon.
Did the Dimetrodon come before or with the dinosaurs?
Dimetrodon live in the Permian period, which was before the dinosaurs.
Is the Dimetrodon from the Permian or the Triassic?
The Dimetrodon first appeared in the Paleozoic era, which held the Permian period.
Biggest carnivore dinosaur?
The spinosaurus was the largest carniverous dinosaur. It is called spinosaurus because of the fin on its bag. This dinosaur was a water dwelling dinosaur that was hunted by the largest crocodile that ever lived.
Dinosaur that begin with letter d?
Dryptosaurus Dacentrurus Dakotaraptor Daspletosaurus Daemonosaurus Deinonychus Diabloceratops Diceratops Dilong Dracorex Dilophosaurus Dracopelta Dryosaurus Drinker Dreadnoughtus Demandasaurus Dimetrodon Darwinsaurus
Who discovered the dimetrodon?
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