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Of kleptons and kerplunk (Tales of the Unsung Wilderness)

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Of kleptons and kerplunk (Tales of the Unsung Wilderness)

If you were a fish in Permian Brazil, Prionosuchus was your most formidable foe. This gargantuan, vaguely crocodilian creature belonging to a group known as temnospondyls is thought to have ruled the waters of its time.[1] These impressive animals are no longer with us, but their successors (direct or

By Shreyas Kuchibhotla