Dimetrodon

Dimetrodon
Classification
Binomial Name	Dimetrodon angelensis
Name Meaning	San Angelo's Two Measures of Teeth
Diet	Carnivore
Era	Early Permian (Cisuralian)
Family	Sphenacodontidae
Cohabitation Category	Small Carnivore
Expedition
Dig sites	Red Beds
Size
Height	1.8 m (5.9 feet)
Height	1.8 m (5.9 feet)
Length	4.5 m (14.8 feet)
Length	4.5 m (14.8 feet)
Weight	226 kg (498.2 lbs)
Weight	226 kg (498.2 lbs)
Environment
Security rating	2
Security rating	2
Minimum population	3
Minimum population	3
Feeder Type
Feeder Type
Water	50%
Water	50%
Forest	10%
Forest	10%
Meat	0.30
Meat	0.30
Sand	40%
Sand	40%
Cohabitation
Likes	Scavenger
Dislikes	Carnivores Therizinosaurus
Stats
Appeal	124
Attack	39
Defence	15
Dominance	54
Lifespan	78
Synthesis
Batch size	4 - 6
Duration	0:04
Cost	$162,500
Incubation
Duration	0:12
Cost	$325,000

I finally get it. I finally understand why people have a fear of the dark. Once you peer into the shadows and see a pair of Dimetrodon eyes staring back at you, well, you'll be having nightmares for years. That's if you're lucky enough to walk away, because believe me, not everybody is. - Isaac Clement

Dimetrodon is a genus of synapsid in the Jurassic World Evolution series. Originating from Early Permian North America and Europe, it is distinguished via the large sail on its back.

Dimetrodon was added to Evolution 2 as a part of the Dominion Biosyn Expansion, and its fossils can be excavated from the Red Beds dig site.

Dimetrodon then returned in the base game of Evolution 3.

History

During the 2022 Biosyn Valley incident, a pack of Dimetrodon inhabited the Amber Mine of the sanctuary that was created by BioSyn, and they were responsible for the deaths of some human workers in the past. They attempted to kill Alan Grant, Ellie Sattler, and Maisie Lockwood when they traversed the mine, only to be rescued by Ian Malcolm and Ramsay Cole.

Characteristics

An ancient, carnivorous species of synapsid measuring between four and five meters in length, Dimetrodon is one of the oldest prehistoric animals added to the Evolution series. Although it has a sailed back similar to dinosaurs such as Spinosaurus and Ouranosaurus, Dimetrodon itself is actually a primitive synapsid (often referred to as a "mammal-like reptile", although they are not reptiles) dating back to the Early Permian period, around 295 million years ago – becoming extinct several million years before the existence of even the earliest dinosaurs that appeared on Earth. The name Dimetrodon means "Two Measures of Teeth", in reference to this apex predator's razor-sharp teeth that it used to grab and tear flesh from its prey. This carnivore is characterized by the impressive neural spine sail on its back, likely used as heat regulation.

Gameplay

Evolution

Behavior

Dimetrodon cannot coexist with other small carnivores (with the exceptions of Compsognathus and Coelophysis) as it will fight against them. It also preys on the Homalocephale, but doesn't fight larger pachycephalosaurids, nor will attack ornithomimids such as Gallimimus.

Paleontology

A Dimetrodon feeding on a Carnivore Feeder

The first fossils of Dimetrodon were described in 1877 by legendary American paleontologist Edward Drinker Cope, after he procured them from a group who had excavated the Red Beds rock formation in Texas. Cope officially named the genus Dimetrodon a year later, although he initially believed that the sail was a fin belonging to a lizard. Over the years since its discovery, Dimetrodon has often been called a dinosaur. Eventually, not only was it discovered to have lived roughly forty million years before the first dinosaurs, but it was also discovered to be related to mammals as opposed to reptiles, which scientists gave it the species of protomammal. Measuring 4.6 m (15 ft) long and weighing just over 250 kg (550 lb) at maximum size, Dimetrodon remains have been found across the southern United States and even as far away as Germany, dating back to a period when Europe and America formed a supercontinent known as Euramerica. Since its discovery, Dimetrodon has grown become one of the most famous prehistoric animals ever known.

Paleoecology

Believed to have been the largest and apex predator of its time and environment, Dimetrodon lived in lowland ecosystems (such as vast wetlands) across the southern United States and even as far away as Germany, dating back to a period known as the Permian - around 295 to 270 million years ago - when Europe and America formed a supercontinent known as Euramerica. The genus lived alongside a rich variety of primitive animals, including one fellow synapsid called Edaphosaurus, fellow primitive animal Captorhinus, and primitive amphibians called tetrapods, which include Eryops and Seymouria, as well as true prehistoric amphibians such as Diplocaulus.

Trivia

• Dimetrodon is the first synapsid and the first animal from the Paleozoic era to appear in the game.
• Despite not being a dinosaur, the Dimetrodon is classified as a dinosaur in-game for the sake of simplicity.
• Dimetrodon is the first fully quadrupedal carnivore in Jurassic World Evolution 2. This excludes Indoraptor and any flying reptiles who only stand on four limbs in certain animations.
• In the Biosyn Campaign Mission, it was show there were Mosquito Amber containing Dimetrodon DNA. However, in the real world, this doesn't work because while there were insects during the Permian era, Dimetrodon existed long before mosquitoes ever did.

Gallery

Evolution Database Images

JWE 2

Images

Pair of Dimetrodon

External Links

• Dimetrodon on Wikipedia