Dimetrodon and our distant relatives

Exploration · Permian

Dimetrodon and our distant relatives

Starting point · 285 Ma

An imagined Early Permian Dimetrodon scene. Colors, patterns and the exact setting are interpretive; this does not depict transformation or direct ancestry.

Dimetrodon was an Early Permian non-mammalian synapsid. It was not a dinosaur and shares a closer common ancestor with mammals. It is not established as a direct ancestor of humans or mammals. Read relationships through common ancestry and branching, not the sail or superficial resemblance. Moving between scenes compares periods, not one animal transforming into another.