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.]]>
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