Diictodon (SciiFii)

The common dicy (Diictodon geomysimito), or known simply as the dicy, is a species of non-mammal therapsid that originally lived in what is now Africa and Asia during the Late Permian as an extinct species of diictodon and was once extinct, but has since been brought back from extinction by SciiFii. This small herbivorous animal was originally one of the most successful synapsids in the Permian period, and is now among the most successful of the non-mammal synapsids of modern times. Common dicies have disproportionally large heads that end in a horny beak. Both males and females have a pair of tusks sticking out from the upper jaw, with those of the male being slightly larger. The common dicy has strong arms and legs, as wells as 5 sharp claws on each hand, and has keen senses of smell and sight. Its gait is similar to the 'high walk' of crocodiles. Their jaws are also simplified, with some of the bones dedicated instead to hearing, a key sign of mammalian adaptation. The common dicy also has many adaptations for digging, such as highly developed muscles, a cylindrical body, and wide hands. As a therapsid, it shares many features with mammals. Most noticeably, they make burrows into the earth. These burrows can be up to 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) deep. The common dicy has a similar lifestyle to and lives like the native modern gopher. The common dicy burrows are used to escape the heat of the hot deserts, and it is gregarious lifestyle, however, it does not live in colonies. Like all natural dicynodonts, common dicies are herbivorous. They use their beaks to break off pieces of the sparse desert shrubs. Like native modern desert animals, it has an unusually efficient digestive system, due to the lack of nutrients present in desert plants. As burrowing animals, they usually feed off of water-rich plant tubers. The groups of common dicies are found in Paleozoic Park located in Downey, California, however, there are feral common dicies living in California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, and Mexico, which are flourishing and breeding, due to some careless pet owners releasing some pet common dicies.
Category:Animals
Category:SciiFii
Category:Synapsids
Category:Paleozoic Park