Diorama featuring a Dimetrodon in a Permian forest
Title
Diorama featuring a Dimetrodon in a Permian forest
Subject
Dimetrodon; Permian Geologic Period; Forest ecology
Description
Reconstruction of life on a Permian forest floor. This is a public exhibit at Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
This strange-looking reptile is a terrestrial predatory pelycosaur called Dimetrodon, which only lived during the Permian. It had hyperelongated vertebral spines that formed a prominent dorsal sail. The function of the sail is thought to be body temperature regulation and/or attracting mates.
This strange-looking reptile is a terrestrial predatory pelycosaur called Dimetrodon, which only lived during the Permian. It had hyperelongated vertebral spines that formed a prominent dorsal sail. The function of the sail is thought to be body temperature regulation and/or attracting mates.
Creator
St. John, James
Source
Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Date
2006
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Original Format
Photographs
Physical Dimensions
3,008 × 2,000 pixels
Files
Collection
Citation
St. John, James, “Diorama featuring a Dimetrodon in a Permian forest,” SCRC Virtual Museum at Southern Illinois University's Morris Library, accessed April 25, 2024, https://scrcexhibits.omeka.net/items/show/778.
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