Inostrancevia alexandri Variant:Hand painted It lacked the prominent spiny

It lacked the prominent spiny thumbs seen in Iguanodon

It had strong musculature and forelimbs equipped with retractable claws

approximately 265 million years ago

indicating that it did not have the ability to fly

Inostrancevia alexandri Variant:Hand painted It lacked the prominent spinyInostrancevia alexandri, an extinct species of gorgonopsid therapsid that inhabited Earth during the Permian period, approximately 270 to 260 million years ago. It was a large predator that ranked high in the food chain of its ecosystem. This therapsid belonged to the group of gorgonopsids, a family of carnivores that were characterized by their developed fangs and their appearance similar to that of reptiles, although they were more closely related