The gorgonopsid was named after the river Vyatka in the Kirov oblast, near which it’s been found. Kirov, of course, has been named after Sergey Kirov.
fun factoid: despite the appearance, these are far more closely related to mammals than reptiles
Indeed! There are some studies that indicate they may even have had something close to milk-feeding of cubs. Although without the dedicated mammary glands, kinda like how moderns echidna do
How does that work?
They quite literally sweat milk
Yo he is so smol! I’m used to huge Gorgonopsid and seeing him is just weird.
From what I understand, most of them were actually fairly small. Just like modern animals and dinosaurs as well
Yes, there are different subspecies and then there’s:
Might make a series about different gorgons and other Permian fauna
Do it, I’m interested
