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Dimetrodon comes from the Ancient Greek di ("two"), metron ("measure"), and odon ("tooth"). The species name macrospondylus translates to "large vertebra" in Ancient Greek, highlighting the robust nature of its spinal column.

The enormous neural-spine sail was the most remarkable feature. In contrast to other species, Dimetrodon macrospondylus has incredibly long spines that held up a thin network of blood veins and skin. Its name translates to "two-measure tooth." It had heterodonty, which was a forerunner of mammalian dental specialization and included various tooth kinds (smaller teeth for shearing and canine-like teeth for piercing). Similar to early synapsids, Dimetrodon macrospondylus had a sprawling gait, but new footprints indicate that it may have been able to move more effectively with a "high walk" when hunting. At 2.5 to 3.5 meters (8 to 11.5 feet) in length, Dimetrodon macrospondylus was a massive predator.

Dimetrodon's sail probably functions as a huge radiator. It might get a "thermal head start" on the hunt by warming up more quickly in the morning than its slow prey by sunbathing sideways to the sun. Dimetrodon was mostly terrestrial, although it had strong jaws, serrated teeth for shredding flesh, and a semi-sprawling stride that was effective for brief spurts rather than endurance. Dimetrodon inhabited marshy areas and floodplains. Its muscular physique and long tail indicate that it was a skilled swimmer and wader, probably traversing rivers to get to new hunting areas or avoid periodic flooding. 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.

Dimetrodon occupied the highest position in the food chain as an apex predator. Large amphibians like Eryops, other synapsids, and other early reptiles were probably its specialty. The only major threats to an adult Dimetrodon macrospondylus were either the enormous aquatic amphibian Prionosuchus or a larger Dimetrodon (cannibalism was likely).

In children's books, movies, and toys, Dimetrodon was frequently mistaken for a dinosaur. It was found in some accurately educational literature and paleoart, as well as Jurassic Park items that was mistakenly lumped with dinosaurs.

Reproduction

Dimetrodon laid eggs and was oviparous; it probably lay leathery eggs in tunnels or nests, just like contemporary reptiles. Although some believe they may have guarded nests, there is no proof of parental care.

• It laid eggs (like reptiles)

• Dimetrodon was likely buried or hidden in warm, moist environments

• No direct fossil evidence of parental care, but basic guarding behavior is plausible

Dimetrodon was probably either loosely territorial or solitary. It was probably an ambush hunter, waiting close to foliage or water, and it might use its sail for species detection and threat displays. It probably spent a large portion of the day controlling its temperature. It would go into the shade or tilt its sail parallel to the sun to cool down when it got too hot. If it were still living today, Dimetrodon would not be considered "friendly" because it is a dangerous predator with strong jaws that might be trained in captivity, much like crocodiles but without being domesticated.

Dimetrodon was disappeared long before the dinosaurs.

It likely causes:

• Climate shifts in the Permian

• Competition with more advanced synapsids

• Ecosystem changes leading toward the later Permian–Triassic extinction event

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.

The Red Beds of Texas and Oklahoma is home of this species. In the Permian, this was a lush, deltaic environment with high humidity and seasonal rainfall.

• Movement Pattern: Nomadic

• Individual Type: Solo

• Population Trend: Stable

• Population: ???

• Locomotion: Amphibious

• Habitat: Subtropical Coniferous Forests; Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests; Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests; Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands; Salt Flats; Stone Forest; Tropical Coniferous Forests; Tropical Moist Broadleaf Forests; Tropical Dry Broadleaf Forests; Tropical Grasslands; Tropical Savannas and Shrublands; Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub; Mushroom Forests; Mushroom Fields; Deserts and Xeric Shrublands; Badlands; Flooded Grasslands and Savannas; Swamp; Bayous/Billabongs; Riparian

• Earth: 

  • Extinct: Mexico; United States (New Mexico; Oklahoma; Texas)

Rapunzel's world

Bullets were used to tranquilize Dimetrodon, render it unconscious, feed it while it was unconscious, and repeatedly overdose on drugs. Because the survivor is always within 17 radii of the hatching egg, dimetrodons are instantly tamed as they hatch from an egg. Meat, boiled or fried eggs, fish meat, or carcass can all be used to tame sphenacodontid if it hasn't already. 

Our world

Dimetrodons shouldn't be kept as pets. Dimetrodon is similar to raising a large crocodile—both dangerous and legally restricted—and requires a large area, a certain climate, and a lot of food. Additionally, its sail would be extremely delicate; the animal may become fatally infected by a single bumped entryway.

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• Dimetrodon is very slow and can be easily killed. It takes time to knock one out due to their torpor drain, but their slow speed makes this process easy.

• The "sail" may have also been used for sexual display, with different colors or patterns to attract mates.

• Dimetrodon macrospondylus was one of the many species described by the famous "Bone Wars" paleontologist Edward Drinker Cope.

• Dimetrodon macrospondylus was one of the earliest apex predators on land.

• Its sail might have been brightly colored like a modern lizard’s display.

• It helps scientists understand the evolution toward mammals.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimetrodon#Species

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ermine_Cowles_Case

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimetrodon#Dimetrodon_macrospondylus

• https://www.britannica.com/animal/Dimetrodon

• https://animals.net/dimetrodon/

• https://ark.fandom.com/wiki/Dimetrodon

• https://www.deviantart.com/ognimdo2002/art/Dimetrodon-macrospondylus-953982672