Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Saber-toothed giants against crocodile dragons! Could gorgonopsians, the apex predators of the mysterious Permian Period, survive in a world dominated by rhino-sized pseudosuchians and early dinosaurs? Let’s put Inostrancevia latifrons, the largest gorgonopsian species, into the Ischigualasto Formation of the Triassic. We’ll score it on how it navigates the unfamiliar environment of its new Home, captures prey to fill its Hungry belly, and fights off the Hanger of native predators and competitors. Then we’ll see how Inostrancevia could potentially evolve to better succeed in a planet that learned to live without it.
Thumbnail art by Joschua Knuppe; Mario Lanzas; Literally Miguel; Dmitry Bogdanov
Saber-toothed giants against crocodile dragons! Could gorgonopsians, the apex predators of the mysterious Permian Period, survive in a world dominated by rhino-sized pseudosuchians and early dinosaurs? Let’s put Inostrancevia latifrons, the largest gorgonopsian species, into the Ischigualasto Formation of the Triassic. We’ll score it on how it navigates the unfamiliar environment of its new Home, captures prey to fill its Hungry belly, and fights off the Hanger of native predators and competitors. Then we’ll see how Inostrancevia could potentially evolve to better succeed in a planet that learned to live without it.
Thumbnail art by Joschua Knuppe; Mario Lanzas; Literally Miguel; Dmitry Bogdanov
