'Gorgonopsians are more closely related to mammals than they are to any other living animals. While they're not our direct ancestors, they're related to species that were our direct ancestors.'
'If you saw this animal walking down the street, it would look a little bit like a medium-sized dog, maybe about the size of a husky... But it's the oldest animal scientists have ever found with long, blade-like canine teeth.'
'The saber teeth suggest this animal was a top-predator at the time it was alive, and confirmed its carnivorous diet.'
Analysis of the leg remains suggested that gorgonopsians 'moved in a way that was intermediate between reptiles and mammals.'
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