Dimetrodon V2 (SciiFii)

Dimetrodon mammalia (meaning "mammalian two measures of teeth") is a species of sphenacodontid synapsid with a distinctive sail along its back, similar to the closely related prey, Edaphosaurus, that first lived in the early Permian and was once extinct, but has been brought back through genetic engineering by SciiFii. Dimetrodon mammalia was originally planned to be part of Paleozoic Park in Downey, California, but on January 17th, 2039, two intruders, Clooney Brown and Jim Anderson, broke into Paleozoic Park's laboratory and stole the babies of Dimetrodon mammalia as an attempt to sell them an illegal pet trade. However, the next day in 3:41 AM, at San Jose, California, both Clooney and Jim were killed in the car accident, and the Dimetrodon mammalia babies broke out of the badly-damaged vehicle, escaping into the wilderness and flourished due to abundant food and water sources. Ever since that event, the feral populations of Dimetrodon mammalia in California have exploded from just 7 hatchlings to more than 550 individuals in a couple decades, and the populations are still increasing. Dimetrodon mammalia walks on all four legs, it has a long rat-like tall, smooth skin covered in smooth orangish brown fur, an armored underbelly, and a curved skull with large teeth of different sizes set along the jaws. As its name suggests, it has a thick cat-like nose with whiskers to help it find its way around in the dark. It is a predatory animal that primarily feeds on fish, amphibians, small reptiles, small-to-medium-sized synapsids (including mammals), and carrion. The sail of Dimetrodon mammalia is mainly used to stabilize its spine and to heat and cool its body as a form of thermoregulation, but during breeding seasons, the sail is also used in courtship display with methods such as threatening rivals and showing off to potential mates. Dimetrodon mammalia is a rather large animal growing to be around 4 metres (13 feet) long and weigh about 250 kilograms (550 lb). Dimetrodon mammalia is normally a solitary animal in most of its life except during breeding seasons. Like reptiles, it lays soft-shelled eggs, and the mother Dimetrodon mammalia usually lays around 15-25 eggs at a time, but after the Dimetrodon mammalia babies hatches, the babies feed on their mother's milk-like glands similarly to how mammal mothers of any species feed their young milk, to help the Dimetrodon mammalia babies grow up until they're independent from their mothers. To provide shelter against predators and temperature changes, the Dimetrodon mammalia mothers use dens (similarly to bears) or dig burrows (similarly to echidnas of Australia) for the mothers to lay eggs and nurture their young.
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