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The rise of dinosaurs and their crocodile-like relatives is likely due to the fact that all the large therapsids died in the Permian-Triassic extinction. And dinosaurs were adaptable animals able to exploit the empty niches left from the extinct therapsids. |
The rise of dinosaurs and their crocodile-like relatives is likely due to the fact that all the large therapsids died in the Permian-Triassic extinction. And dinosaurs were adaptable animals able to exploit the empty niches left from the extinct therapsids. |
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[[File:Gorgonsopsians.jpg|thumb|Gorgonopsian therapsid skulls]]There were many different types of therapsids. Some of them like the dicynodonts were plant-eaters. Others like gorgonopsids were fearsome predators. |
[[File:Gorgonsopsians.jpg|thumb|Gorgonopsian therapsid skulls]]There were many different types of therapsids. Some of them like the dicynodonts were plant-eaters. Others like gorgonopsids were fearsome predators. |