Provides an overview of gorgonopsians, a group of saber-toothed apex predators that lived on Pangea millions of years before dinosaurs. These animals possessed a combination of reptilian and mammalian features, including massive fangs and specialized double-jointed jaws, which made them formidable hunters.
The passage details their classification as proto-mammals, their presence in the cold steppes of southern Africa and Russia, and highlights notable species such as Inostrancevia. It also explains their sudden extinction during the Permian-Triassic event, caused by massive environmental upheaval, which ultimately cleared the way for the rise of the dinosaurs.
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