Sailbusta

Dimetrodon macrospondylus

Sailbusta

The big, intimidating sailed busta.

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Scientific Taxonomy & Character Information

Domain: Eukaryota

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Clade: Synapsida

Clade: Sphenacomorpha

Clade: Sphenacodontia

Clade: Pantherapsida

Clade: Sphenacodontoidea

Family: †Sphenacodontidae

Subfamily: †Sphenacodontinae

Genius:Dimetrodon

Species:Dimetrodon macrospondylus

Descendant: Sphenacodontidae

Named by: Edward Drinker Cope

Year Published: 1907

Size: 3.5 meters (11.5 feet) tall in height; 1.7 to 4.6 m (6 to 15 ft)  in length; 150–250 kilograms (330–550 lb) in weight

Type: Synapsids (Sphenacodontids)

Title: 

Pantheon: Terran/Gaian

Time Period: Early to Middle Permian - Cisuralian to Guadalupian (Asselian to Roadian), 295–270 Ma 

Alignment: Neutral

Threat Level: ★★★★

Diet: Carnivorous

Elements: Earth, dark

Inflicts: Gnashed, Elemental Res Down

Weaknesses: Fire, earth, metal, light, fae

Casualties: n/a

Based On: itself

Conservation Status: 

The Sailbusta (Dimetrodon macrospondylus) is the one of the extinct species of dimetrodon found in North America during Permian period.

Etymology

Dimetrodon meaning "two measures of teeth" in Ancient Greek and Modern one.

Physical Appearance

Dimetrodon was a quadrupedal, sail-backed synapsid. Most Dimetrodon species ranged in length from 1.7 to 4.6 m (6 to 15 ft) and are estimated to have weighed between 28 and 250 kg (60 and 550 lb). The smallest known species is D. Teutonis was about 60 cm (24 in) long and weighed 14 kilograms (31 lb).


Although Dimetrodon resembles modern reptiles in both appearance and physiology, it is not a direct ancestor of mammals and is instead more closely linked to mammals than to modern reptiles. Recent studies contend that the discovery of giant animals with small sails and small species with huge sails effectively rules out heat control as the sail's primary function because the sail would not have been successful at removing heat from the body. The sail was most likely employed in wooing displays, including threats against rivals and bragging to prospective partners.


Dimetrodon's name, which translates to "two measures of tooth" in reference to sets of little and large teeth, is a result of the wide variation in tooth size along the length of the jaws. The maxilla projects one or two pairs of caniniforms, which are big, pointed teeth that resemble canines. Additionally, there are large incisor teeth with roots in the premaxillae and dentary bones at the ends of the upper and lower jaws. The caniniforms and the maxillary "step" are surrounded by little teeth that get smaller as they move further back in the jaw.


The skin of Dimetrodon has not yet been discovered as a fossil. Although Estemmenosuchus, a closely related species, has skin impressions that show it to have been smooth and densely covered in glands, Dimetrodon's genealogy suggests that this type of skin may not have applied to it. Based on Dimetropus tracks, Dimetrodon grandis is in an upright position with scaleless skin and scutes on its underside, similar to human skin.

Abilities

It's possible that Dimetrodon's sail served as a means of thermoregulation or as a means of supporting its spine. Dimetrodon is the only creature that can bite with a corrosive liquid, which will reduce a survivor's or creature's elemental resistance to all.

Ecology

Dimetrodon likely served as one of the top predators in the Cisuralian habitats, consuming fish as well as other tetrapods, including frogs and reptiles. Different ecological roles could have been played by smaller Dimetrodon species. It's possible that Dimetrodon's sail served as a means of thermoregulation or as a means of supporting its spine.


Olson made many inferences about the paleoecology of the Texas Red Beds and the role of Dimetrodon within its ecosystem. He proposed several main types of ecosystems in which the earliest tetrapods lived. Dimetrodon belonged to the most primitive ecosystem, which developed from aquatic food webs. In it, aquatic plants were the primary producers and were largely fed upon by fish and aquatic invertebrates. Most land vertebrates feed on these aquatic primary consumers. Dimetrodon was probably the top predator of the Red Beds ecosystem, feeding on a variety of organisms such as the shark Xenacanthus, the aquatic amphibians Trimerorhachis and Diplocaulus, and the terrestrial tetrapods Seymouria and Trematops.

Behavior

That's why the Dimetrodon is a busta/buster: somebody who ruins things, be it robberies or being cowards towards enemies as neutral.

Distribution and Habitat

Dimetrodon fossils have been found in Germany and the United States (Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and Ohio), which at the time were all members of the supercontinent Euramerica. Nearly all of the fossil evidence for Dimetrodon in the United States originates from three geological formations in north-central Texas and south-central Oklahoma: the Clear Fork Group, the Wichita Group, and the Pease River Group.


Tamed

A Dimetrodon has a low base health; therefore, it is simple to kill one before you can knock it out. Use low-damage knockout techniques while attempting to tame this animal.

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