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Animal Predator Once Lived on Earth, Fierce Giants Before the Age of Dinosaurs

Animal Predator Once Lived on Earth, Fierce Giants Before the Age of Dinosaurs

Millions of years ago, before the era of dinosaurs, predatory creatures resembling Komodo dragons with large heads inhabited the Earth.

Based on the latest research, it is known that reptiles known as erythrosuchids may have evolved into creatures with large heads when they became "hypercarnivores".

               

"Food Chain Summit"

A paleobiology expert from the Faculty of Geography, Earth, and Environment at the University of Birmingham, England, namely Professor Richard Butler, stated that with a very strong jaw and "sharp teeth like steak knives", this ancient creature occupies the top position in their ecosystem food chain.

"Kepala Super Besar" translates to "Super Big Head" in English.

Based on the latest research, it turns out that the heads of erythrosuchids have larger proportions compared to their body size, when compared to the head-to-body ratio of the largest carnivorous dinosaurs.

               

The creature erythrosuchids existed in the time range between 250 million and 238 million years ago, which took place during the early Triassic period (251 million to 199 million years ago), as quoted by Live Science.

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"They are closely related to the ancestral lineage of archosaurs - a group that includes birds, dinosaurs, crocodiles, and pterosaurs."

Richard Butler, Professor of Paleobiology at the Faculty of Geography, Earth, and Environment, University of Birmingham, England.

"Further examination"
Researchers hope that further examination of erythrosuchids fossils can provide an explanation for the evolutionary reasons that resulted in their very large heads.

Source: Live Science

               
Ilmuwan melakukan perbandingan antara data panjang kepala dan tulang paha pada erythrosuchids dengan pengukuran dari hewan berkaki empat lainnya, baik yang masih ada maupun yang telah punah.

Scientists compare the measurements of head length and thigh bone in erythrosuchids with those of other four-legged animals, both extant and extinct.

Foto: Mark Witton via Live Science Translation: Photo: Mark Witton via Live Science

"Research Results"

The discovery confirms that proportionally, the heads of erythrosuchids are larger compared to other reptiles. This feature may have developed when this group adapted as hypercarnivores, which are animals that only eat meat, to fill an ecological niche.

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