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Dimetrodon walks


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While out on a walk about a couple years ago, we ran across these two nice tracks from Dimetrodon, in the carbonates.

Kinda reminds me of a Freddy Krueger event. hehehe

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manus or pes prints,or both?

You are pretty sure these are Dimetrodon tracks.

some reptile ichnology,for those interested:

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/260479435_Ichnology_of_an_Extant_Belly-Dragging_Lizard-Analogies_to_Early_Reptile_Locomotion

Jim Farlow (Palaios):

http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~varanus/Trackways.2000.pdf

Olsen(copeia)(oldie form '84):

https://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/~polsen/nbcp/padian_olsen_komodo_84.pdf

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positive they are Dimetrodon. He was the only thin clawed creature in this area at the time and there were lots of them.

Also, Dr. Robert T. Bakker confirmed it.

Thanks for the info, I will read these, very interesting.

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Very cool.
Thanks for showing us, Troy.

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First the critters, and now the tracks!! :drool::1-SlapHands_zpsbb015b76:

When will it end :zzzzscratchchin: -- Oh thats right at the PT boundary. :rofl:

Nice foot prints!! :thumbsu:

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Actually Dimetrodon dies off long before the PT, Tony. They disappear around 272 MYBP. PT was around 251 MYBP

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Actually Dimetrodon dies off long before the PT, Tony. They disappear around 272 MYBP. PT was around 251 MYBP

Missed it by THAT much!! :P

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45 minutes ago, doushantuo said:

the last link lockley/xing flattened is dead( always kinda tricky to put up a RG link)

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Only Dimetrodon, Eryops, Diplocaulus, Secodontosaurus, Edaphyosaur, Seymouria, Trimerorhachis, Varanosaurus, Diadectes, and Xenacanthus are found at this digsite and ranch.

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