fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 days agoCotylorhynchus, a genus of late Permian synapsids. It's herbivorous and it's huge gut was possibly necessary to digest the nutrient-poor plant life it fed on.mander.xyzimagemessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1264arrow-down14
arrow-up1260arrow-down1imageCotylorhynchus, a genus of late Permian synapsids. It's herbivorous and it's huge gut was possibly necessary to digest the nutrient-poor plant life it fed on.mander.xyzfossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-square🇦🇺𝕄𝕦𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕕𝕔𝕣𝕠𝕔𝕕𝕚𝕝𝕖@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 days agoLooks like a turtle without its shell. Are the scientists sure it didnt have a shell made of cartilage thats been lost to time?
Looks like a turtle without its shell. Are the scientists sure it didnt have a shell made of cartilage thats been lost to time?